SOCIOL 88S
Critical Introduction to Mass Incarceration
Description: Seminar, one hour. Imprisonment has always been central feature of American public life, but today more people are behind bars than ever before. New technologies, including ankle monitors, surveillance cameras, predictive policing, and ID databases extend carceral experience well beyond physical boundaries of prison walls. This era of mass incarceration has been brought to national attention by recent scholarship such as Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow, hit shows like Orange Is the New Black, and countless popular songs. Use of wide variety of sources, with particular attention to blogs written by people in prison, to critically assess how ideas about prison, safety, rehabilitation, and justice are shaped. Situating modern prison within its broader social, historical, political, and economic contexts to examine who is imprisoned in America, how prison impacts individuals and society, and what alternatives exist. P/NP grading. Facilitated by Saskia Maltz, with Marcus A. Hunter as faculty mentor.
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Took Intro Sociology with Professor J. He's a nice and funny guy, and he tends to go on a lot of entertaining tangents, so lectures aren't too intensive(nice given the 8am time). He also encourages student participation in lectures for you vocal types. The writings are very simple; 5 one-page double-spaced essays - 2 reading summaries, 2 current events that relate to the readings, and 1 on how a sociological concept relates to your life. The midterm and final both consist of roughly 50-60 multiple choice questions and 2 one-page essays among 7 topics. Midterm is a cakewalk if you do the readings (which I neglected) and visit the testbank (see neglect), and the final only covers the other half of the readings, but is not in the testbank. Jepson gives thorough study guides for both tests the week before, so do the weekly readings and don't fall behind like dumbass me. With regards to TAs, Fox is highly knowledgeable and very helpful. Overall, easy GE course, just do the readings. I'm selling my course reader as well, no writing or marks, good condition, all that good stuff. Email me at ************* if you are interested.
Took Intro Sociology with Professor J. He's a nice and funny guy, and he tends to go on a lot of entertaining tangents, so lectures aren't too intensive(nice given the 8am time). He also encourages student participation in lectures for you vocal types. The writings are very simple; 5 one-page double-spaced essays - 2 reading summaries, 2 current events that relate to the readings, and 1 on how a sociological concept relates to your life. The midterm and final both consist of roughly 50-60 multiple choice questions and 2 one-page essays among 7 topics. Midterm is a cakewalk if you do the readings (which I neglected) and visit the testbank (see neglect), and the final only covers the other half of the readings, but is not in the testbank. Jepson gives thorough study guides for both tests the week before, so do the weekly readings and don't fall behind like dumbass me. With regards to TAs, Fox is highly knowledgeable and very helpful. Overall, easy GE course, just do the readings. I'm selling my course reader as well, no writing or marks, good condition, all that good stuff. Email me at ************* if you are interested.
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