AP/SOCI3100 3.0 A: Special Topics
Offered by: SOCI
Session
Fall 2025
Term
F
Format
LECT
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
This course will focus on a current topic that has important sociological dimensions. Topics will vary (e.g., wars, pandemics, environmental disasters, etc.). Drawing on readings that include recent media coverage, the course will situate events in the relevant historical and political context; engage with longstanding sociological approaches to the broader issues; and conduct an in-depth, multidimensional analysis of the topic
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Course Topic: Sociology of Youth
In this course, we examine the scholarship of how youth experience social structures while enacting their agency. Topics included are the influence of family relations, peers, culture, and the contemporary debates about the nature and parameters of youth studies. We will discuss sociological theories that focus on different aspects of adolescents’ everyday life. We will also examine the strengths and limitations of different research methods frequently mobilized to conduct research with adolescents and their families.
- Academic Honesty
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- Religious Observance
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- 20% Rule
No examinations or tests collectively worth more than 20% of the final grade in a course will be given during the final 14 calendar days of classes in a term. The exceptions to the rule are classes which regularly meet Friday evenings or on Saturday and/or Sunday at any time, and courses offered in the compressed summer terms. - Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
