SOCIOL 122
Sociology of Violence
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Exploration of macro-, meso-, and micro-level theories of violence, why states organize violence, why civilizations participate in violence, and physical, structural, and symbolic violence. Discussion of how various social categories such as race, ethnicity, religion, class, gender, and sex are implicated in violence and examination of cases of interstate war, genocide, civil war, terrorism, and pograms from around world.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2022 - I found the lectures to be engaging, but she did not record or bruincast the lectures due to the sensitive material so be aware of that. Your grade was based on weekly reaction 1 page reaction papers, attending 2 guest lectures, and completing either the midterm of the final. You had the option of whether you wanted to do the midterm or the final, but you could not do both. Professor Luft was also very accommodating and lenient with the weekly reaction papers and allowed you to miss up to 2 without penalty.
Spring 2022 - I found the lectures to be engaging, but she did not record or bruincast the lectures due to the sensitive material so be aware of that. Your grade was based on weekly reaction 1 page reaction papers, attending 2 guest lectures, and completing either the midterm of the final. You had the option of whether you wanted to do the midterm or the final, but you could not do both. Professor Luft was also very accommodating and lenient with the weekly reaction papers and allowed you to miss up to 2 without penalty.