Taylor, V. and L.J, Rupp. 2006. “Learning from drag queens.” Contexts 5: 12-17 (available at ProQuest) Additional readings to be assigned by the presentation group Part Three: Social Structures and Institutions 2/15 : Stratification, Class and Inequality Roy, “Class” (p. 156-184 in Making Societies). MacLeod, “Chapter 1: Social Immobility in the Land of Opportunity” MacLeod, “Chapter 2: Social Reproduction in Theoretical Perspective.” Bourdieu, Pierre. 1990/2010. “Structures, Habitus, Practices.” Pp. 444-449 in Charles Lemert (ed.), Social Theory: The Multicultural and Classic Readings. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Coleman, J.S. 1988. “Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital.” American Journal of Sociology 94: S95-S120 (available at JSTOR). MOODLE POST 2/17: The U.S. Census and Counting Communities Block, F., A.C. Korteweg, and K. Woodward. 2006. “The compassion gap in American poverty policy.” Contexts 5 (2): 14-20 (available at ProQuest) Additional reading to be assigned by the presentation group 2/19: Race and Ethnicity Roy, “Race” (p. 74-109 in Making Societies) Gladwell, “Chapter 7: The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes” Gladwell, “Epilogue: A Jamaican Story” MacLeod, “Chapter 3: Teenagers in Clarendon Heights” MOODLE POST 2/22: Race and the U.S. Census Read, Jen’nan Ghazal. 2008. “Muslims in America.” Contexts 7(4): 39-43 (available at ProQuest). Additional reading to be assigned by the presentation group 2/24: Families and the Reproduction of Social Class Gladwell, “Chapter 3: The Trouble with Geniuses, Part I” Gladwell, “Chapter 4: The Trouble with Geniuses, Part II”
Lareau, A. 2002. “Invisible Inequality: Social Class and Childrearing in Black Families and White Families.” American Sociological Review 67: (available at JSTOR). MacLeod, “Chapter 4: The Influence of the Family” MOODLE POST 2/26: The U.S. Census and Measuring Families Sternheimer, Karen. 2008. “Hollywood Doesn’t Threaten Family Values.” Contexts 7: 45-48 (available at ProQuest). Additional reading to be assigned by the presentation group. 3/1: Work and Economic Life Gladwell, “Chapter 5: The Three Lessons of Joe Flom” MacLeod, “Chapter 5: The World of Work: Aspirations of the Hangers and Brothers” MacLeod, “Chapter 9: The Hallway Hangers: Dealing in Despair” MacLeod, “Chapter 10: The Brothers: Dreams Deferred” MOODLE POST 3/3: The U.S. Census and Occupational Categories Beaver, William. 2009. “A Matter of Degrees.” Contexts 8(2): 22-26. Additional reading to be assigned by the presentation group 3/5: Schools and Education MacLeod, “Chapter 6: School: Preparing for the Competition” Gladwell, “Chapter 9: Marita’s Bargain” Entwisle, D.R. and K.L. Alexander. 1992. “Summer Setback: Race, Poverty, School Composition, and Mathematics Achievement in the First Two Years of School.” American Sociological Review 57: 72-84 (available at JSTOR). MOODLE POST 3/8: The U.S. Census and Level of Education Renzulli, Linda A. and Vincent J. Roscigno. 2007. “Charter Schools and the Public Good.” Contexts 6(1): 31-36 (available on ProQuest). Additional reading to be assigned by the presentation group
3/10: Returning to the Sociological Imagination MacLeod, “Chapter 7: Leveled Aspirations: Social Reproduction Takes it Toll” MacLeod, “Chapter 8: Reproduction Theory Reconsidered” MacLeod, “Conclusion: Outclassed and Outcast(e)