SOAN 453B: SENIOR SEMINAR:
 Senior Seminar:  Issues in Contemporary Sociology:
 Social Problems in Global-Historical Perspective
 WED 2:45-5:15 AL 432
 Colgate University
 Fall 2004 Professor Thomas Hall
 Office:  408 Alumni, x7083, email:  tdhall@mail.colgate.edu
 OFFICE HOURS:  Tu 2:45-4; W 1:30-2:30 & 5:20-6, Th 12-1, & by appt
Reading Report Assignments
Last Updated 10-13-04

See Discussing the Readings and Note Taking, I for details on what to do.  The following list is tentative, and is subject to some adjustement.

PLEASE NOTE:  I made a few changes to give balance in load of presentations AGAIN!

 
Week 8, October 20: 
Introduction and Discussion of the Problem Due WEDNESDAY October 13 in Seminar.
I.  Final reading reports/discussions
1. Clark 7  Hall
2. Clark CS 7 AMY
3 & 4.  Meyer et al.Ashley & Kim
4.  Lappe 171-178, Discussion Leader Erika
5.  Courtwright 10, Discussion Leader  Sonia
6.  Prisons Reed
7.  Gender Summary  Kim
8.  Sklair 12, Discussion Leader  Michael
II.  Discussion of how to write a thesis in detail, form etc.
See What is a Thesis?, Thesis Style and Format, and How to present your thesis to the seminar
III.  Commenting on Theses
IV.  Finalizing presentations 

Assignments For Week 2:  Sept. 8
1.  Sklair Ch 2  ASHLEY 1
2.  Sklair Ch 3  KATIE 1 HO
3. Courtwright Ch 1 SONIA 1 HO
4. Courtwright Ch 2 ERIKA 1 HO

Assignments For Week 3:  Sept. 15
These will actually take us well into week 4.  I would like to get to at least #7 next week if we can.
[Note the number after your name means the number of that presentation for you; HO means you gave a HandOut].
1. Lappe Chs. 1 & 2 REED 1 HO
2.  Lappe Chs. 3&4  Ashley 2 HO
3.  Ward Intro:  Hall
4. Ward Ch 2 KIM 1 HO
5. Ward Ch 3 AMY 1
6. Sklair 4 Katie 2  HO
7. Courtwright 3 Michael 1

Assignments For Week 4:  Sept. 22
1.  Sklair 5  TDH
2.  Sklair 6  Katie & Ashley
3.  Ward 4 & 6  Reed
4.  Ward 5  Kim
5.  Lappe 5 & 6 Sonia

Week 5, September 29
I.  Announcements and Questions 
II. Readings
1&2.  Courtwright 4, 5  Amy [3]
3.  Courtwright 6  Michael [2]
4 & 5.  Sklair 7, Katie [4] & Michael [3]
6.  Sklair 10 Katie
6.  Clark 1  Hall
7.  Clark CS1 Erika [3]
9.  Clark 2 Hall
10.  Clark CS2 Sonia [3]
III Reading and Scheduling Rest of Term
IV. Presentation slots

Week 6, October 6
I.  Announcements and Questions 
II. Readings
1. Lappe 7 & 8 Ashley [4]
2. Lappe 9 & 10 Reed [4]
3. Ward 7 Ashley [5]
4. Dunaway Kim [3]
5.  Courtwright 7 Sonia [4]
6.  Courtwright 8 Erika [3]
7.  Clark 3 Hall
8  Clark CS3 Amy [4]
 L 11 &12 Erika [4]
Clark 4 Hall
Clark CS 4  Michael [4]
C9 Michael [5]
III Reading and Scheduling Rest of Term

Week 7, October 13
I.  Announcements and Questions 
II. Readings
1.  Ward 8  Kim
2.  Ward 9 Reed
3.  Lappe 9&10 Reed
4.  Sklair 11 Katie
Clark 5  Hall
5. Clark CS 5 SONIA
Clark 6  Hall
6.  Clark CS 6 AMY

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