Social Stratification
Spring 2000
Current Announcements |
Tentative Schedule
check below for changes
| Tues. Jan. 18 | Introduction to the course |
| Thurs. Jan. 20 | Personal Introductions |
| Tues. Jan. 25 | Snow day! Class cancelled. |
| Thurs. Jan. 27 | Gilbert Ch. 1 |
| Tues. Feb. 1 | Navarro article; Gilbert Ch. 2 |
| Thurs. Feb. 3 | Gilbert Ch. 3 |
| Tues. Feb. 8 | Gilbert Ch. 4, CBPP and UFFE reports |
| Thurs. Feb. 10 | Video: Work in America: Jobs, Not What They Used To Be |
| Tues. Feb. 15 | Bluestone, Frank, Kuttner articles. Exam study guide made available. |
| Thurs. Feb. 17 | Continue discussion; review for exam |
| Tues. Feb. 22 | In-Class , Open-Book Exam |
| Thurs. Feb. 24 | We will go over the Ethnographic
Research Project and Virtual Tour Exams returned. If you have not already, please fill out the online questionnaire about internet use at http://camden-www.rutgers.edu/~wood/internet_questionnaire.htm Note: the MicroCase assignment has been cancelled; the virtual tour will count for 20% of your grade. |
| Tues. Feb. 29 and Thurs. March 2 classes cancelled! |
Due to a time conflict with a
job candidate's interview, class is cancelled on Tuesday, Feb. 29.
On Thursday, March 2nd I have to be in Baltimore for the Eastern
Sociological Society meetings. Hence no class this week!
Please use this time to 1) complete the Virtual Tour by Friday, March 3rd; 2) get started on the reading for Tuesday, March 7th; 3) choose your research topic. |
| Tues. March 7 research topic due |
Read: Gilbert, Ch. 5 and New York Times article: "Homeless on $50,000 a Year in Luxuriant Silicon Valley" (if you haven't before, you may need to register at this site, something well-worth doing) Typed statement due detailing your research topic, your research question, and your method (see Ethnographic Research Project assignment for details). |
| Thurs. March 9 class cancelled |
Gilbert Ch. 6. Class cancelled due to another (but thankfully the last!) conflict with an incoming job candidate's schedule. Do the reading nonetheless. |
| Spring Break | Be reading the MacLeod book |
| Tues. March 21 | MacLeod, Chs. 1-6. We'll also review Gilbert Ch. 6. |
| Thurs. March 23 | MacLeod, Chs. 7-8. Please access and read the
following New York Times articles: James Fallows, "The
Invisible Poor," a very interesting exploration of why poverty
has become relatively invisible and not on the nation's political
agenda. It is accompanied with an interesting photo gallery, "In
the Shadow of Wealth," with several quite striking
photographs. Gina Kolata, "For Those Who Can Afford It, Old Style Medicine Returns," about how the medical system is fracturing into a several-tiered system based on class. |
| Tues. March 28 | Finish MacLeod book, including chapter at the end on how he conducted his study. |
| Thurs. March 30 | Film: Roger and Me. Read article on
Camden (handout) Take-Home essay exam handed out. |
| Tues. April 4 | Watch and discuss the rest of Roger and Me |
| Thurs. April 6 | Discussion of Camden and Say Yes To Education
program. Recommended readings: James Traub, "What
No School Can No," (New York Times Magazine 1-16-2000); David
Rusk, "Camden's
Future Depends on Suburbs," (Courier-Post 11-21-99); and Dale
Mezzacappa, "Offered
a College Dorm Room, He Sits in a Prison Cell," Philadelphia
Inquirer (11-26-99) Take-Home essay exam due. |
| Tues. April 11 | Gilbert Ch 9 |
| Thurs. April 13 | Ch 10 |
| Tues. April 18 | Brief class session (12:30-12:45) to return take-home exams. Paper consultations in my office, 11-12:30, 12:45-2:00. |
| Thurs. April 20 | Ethnographic Research papers due. Continuation of discussion of assigned chapters in Gilbert. |
| Tues. April 25 | Gilbert Ch. 11 |
| Thurs. April 27 | Summary/Evaluation. Last class. Study guide for final exam handed out. |
| Friday April 28 Poster Session! |
Poster Session Presentations (up to 5 points extra credit for presenting your ethnographic research findings in a visual way). Note: all students invited, whether you have a poster presentation or not. 12:15-2:00, Multi-Purpose Room, Campus Center. Lunch provided. |
| Mon. May 8 | In-Class, Open-Book Final Exam at 2:00 p.m. |