Susan J. Ferguson. Mayfield Publishing Company, 1996. Available at the East Bank Bookstore. Class attendance is required. The reason attendance is required is because class participation, through meaningful contributions to class discussions, small group work, and in-class writing stimulating sociological thinking and investigation of individual social location is an important part of the learning process.
All classes are communities of some kind.
This class encourages students to be equal partners in the learning process, meaning your participation will often determine the success or failure of the group to learn. Take your course readings seriously. They will provide you with what you need to learn about sociological concepts and examples of how those concepts are used. The readings provide you with the tools you need to complete assignments and participate in class discussions. I will, at my discretion, quiz the class on assigned readings if discussions indicate the readings are not being prepared adequately.