SOC 196

Fall 2026 All Classes

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Issues in Sociology

Credit: 3 hours.

[IAI Code: S7901] Origin of problems; consequences of ameliorative strategies. Typical topics include crime, mental illness, drug use, suicide, sexual behavior, violence, and intergroup conflict.

May be repeated as topics vary.

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SOC 196 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			32734	Lecture-Discussion	IR	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	331 Armory	Redstone, I	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Title: Politics& Morality of Progress Section Info: Topic: Troglodytes and the "Wrong Side of History": The Politics and Morality of Progress This course examines how the idea of “progress” lacks intrinsic meaning, yet exerts powerful moral and political influence by shaping judgments about what counts as improvement or decline. We will analyze how competing values and moral frameworks give content to claims about progress, and how these claims are used to legitimize political positions and cast others as “backward.” The course emphasizes critical analysis of moral reasoning, political discourse, and institutional ideas of social change.
			45437	Lecture-Discussion	KW	11:00AM -11:50AM	MWF	108 Bevier Hall	Wilkins, K	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Title: Sociology of Indigenous People Section Info: Topic: Sociology of Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations What does it mean to be indigenous? How do sociologists study indigeneity and nationhood? What does it mean to do "Indigenous Sociology"? In this course we explore these questions as we learn about Indigenous Peoples through a sociological lens. Topics covered include (but are not limited to), indigenous sovereignty and nationhood, settler colonialism, racialization of Indigenous Peoples, national and global social problems Indigenous Peoples face, and intersectional experiences of indigeneity. While this course primarily focuses on Indigenous Peoples in the United States (i.e., American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians) the perspectives and experiences of other Indigenous Peoples (e.g., Indigenous Peoples of Canada, New Zealand, and Australia) are also included.