SOCI 202 Urban Sociology

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the concepts, theories, and research that have been developed to understand what it is like to live in cities, the forces that drive the development of cities, and the social problems unique to urban life. Students who complete this course will be able to critically analyze the development of cities in the US and globally using sociological  theories  and methods, and apply that analysis to find solutions to urban problems.

 

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Identify and organize information and ideas about urban sociology.
2. Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider alternative theories about how cities develop and the experience of living in them.
3. Analyze and evaluate ideas or outcomes of different theories of urbanism and urbanization.
4. Apply information and ideas to urbanization in other social contexts.
5. Apply appropriate strategies of inquiry and exploration in order to find, evaluate, and use information ethically in the study of urban sociology.
6. Evaluate various theories about urban poverty, homelessness, crime, and substance abuse and come to one's own conclusions.
7. Analyze suburbanization and gentrification to assess their impact on urban development.
8. Analyze the relationship between changes in social structure and the nature of urban bohemias and subcultural enclaves.
9. Evaluate various approaches to urban planning and development and assess their efficacy in solving urban problems.
10. Write clearly and effectively using appropriate, relevant, and properly attributed content that demonstrates the writer’s understanding of urban sociology.

Course Objectives

1. Identify and organize information and ideas about urban sociology.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Application paper/assignment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
   • Social Science rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT1
2. Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider alternative theories about how cities develop and the experience of living in them.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Application paper/assignment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT2

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Employ social science concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.

3. Analyze and evaluate ideas or outcomes of different theories of urbanism and urbanization.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Application paper/assignment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
   • Social science rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT3

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning.

4. Apply information and ideas to urbanization in other social contexts.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Application paper/assignment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT4
5. Apply appropriate strategies of inquiry and exploration in order to find, evaluate, and use information ethically in the study of urban sociology.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Information Literacy Rubric
   • Exam questions

   Information Literacy

   • IL1
   • IL2
   • IL3

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Apply introductory research skills that social scientists use to gather and interpret information.

6. Evaluate various theories about urban poverty, homelessness, crime, and substance abuse and come to one's own conclusions.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam questions
7. Analyze suburbanization and gentrification to assess their impact on urban development.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exams

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam questions
8. Analyze the relationship between changes in social structure and the nature of urban bohemias and subcultural enclaves.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Book review

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric
9. Evaluate various approaches to urban planning and development and assess their efficacy in solving urban problems.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam questions
10. Write clearly and effectively using appropriate, relevant, and properly attributed content that demonstrates the writer’s understanding of urban sociology.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Application paper/assigment

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Course writing rubric