Connecting Self & Society First Year Seminar is designed for students who are interested in developing the ability to understand the connections between their own personal experiences and the larger social forces (economic, political, social, global, etc.) that structure those experiences and the society in which we currently live. Students will draw from news media, movies, music, the internet, and university resources to explore their transition to college from a social and historical perspective, helping to connect them to the world (and the University!) in which they live.

Connecting Self & Society First Year Seminar is designed for students who are interested in developing the ability to understand the connections between their own personal experiences and the larger social forces (economic, political, social, global, etc.) that structure those experiences and the society in which we currently live. Students will draw from news media, movies, music, the internet, and university resources to explore their transition to college from a social and historical perspective, helping to connect them to the world (and the University!) in which they live.

This course will help you see the world sociologically and understand how your own life is affected not only by yourself and other individuals, but also by the social structures and social circumstances in which you live. You will learn to translate complex sociological ideas and concepts into clear sophisticated written arguments that illustrate a nuanced understanding of our social world.

This course will help you see the world sociologically and understand how your own life is affected not only by yourself and other individuals, but also by the social structures and social circumstances in which you live. You will learn to translate complex sociological ideas and concepts into clear sophisticated written arguments that illustrate a nuanced understanding of our social world.

Not available at this time.

This course will focus on what has sometimes been called `everyday forms of resistance?, `quiet encroachments? or political `lifestyles? and `subcultures?. It applies sociological perspectives on the `resistance? that is played out in the `everyday life? of `ordinary? people: a resistance that might be widespread and diffused, individual or small scale, implicitly political, disguised or even hidden. It brings to light how the `private? or `personal? can be political, and explores the creativity of `cultural resistance?. A special attention is turned towards the `intersectionality?

Introduction to sociology. Theory, methods, and approaches to the study of society. The use of several key sociological perspectives such as culture, social class, social psychology, and organizational power to analyze contemporary social issues. (Gen.Ed. SB, DU)

Explores how and why social movements occur, what strategies they use, how they create collective identities, how issues such as civil rights, workers' rights, women's rights, the environment, the global economy mobilize activists' participation within the circumstances faced.

Introduction to Sociology. Analysis of the consequences of membership in racial, gender, class and ethnic groups on social, economic and political life. (Gen.Ed. SB, DU)

This course examines the world of work through a sociological lens. It explores the ways that managers and the state have aimed to organize work, how workers have responded individually and collectively to working conditions, how work structures shape inequalities, and ideas and practices to balance family, work, and leisure. (Gen.Ed. SB, DU)