Welcome to the
official page for SOC 20000: Invitation to Sociology with
Prof. John Levi Martin. This
introductory course is being offered for the third time
spring quarter 2024 (TuTh 12:30-1:50). The class
includes bringing in a featured author to discuss her
work. This year, we are lucky to have Kelley Fong, who will
talk about her book, Investigating
Families,
and life as a sociologist. Other perks
include the secret to surviving a witch hunt, experimental
classroom methods, and the award-winning film 56 Up.
Summary
This is a somewhat unusual class. It attempts to not only introduce students unfamiliar with sociology to the sorts of research that is currently being done, but also to communicate the distinctive approaches and contributions of sociology in three parallel registers: first, its substantive findings, second, its methodological approaches (including that of conceptualization), and third, its critical lessons—that is, the cautionary tales that sociology gives us regarding the hazardous task of developing social knowledge.
Questions? Leave a comment, or email the creators of the course (Prof. Jenny Trinitapoli, Tim Elder, Prof. John Levi Martin).
This site originally made by Lucas Wehrwein, a co-creator of the course.
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