SOC 265 - City Life and Culture

5 CR

How do cities transform the world? What are some of the most pressing social issues facing people living in cities today? How has social inequality shaped the development of urban areas? Explore how urban living impacts social interactions. Themes may include sustainability, art and architecture, homelessness and housing insecurity, growth of the suburbs, impacts of migration and globalization, neighborhoods and crime, gentrification, and segregation.

Course Outcomes

Describe the structural conditions that led to the creation of cities and suburbs in America and how race, class, and gender shape inequality and identity in those settings.
Discuss and apply the basic social theories of urbanization and suburbanization.
Critically analyze the social, political and cultural forces contributing to the concentration of poverty, homelessness, and other social problems in urban centers.

GenEd Outcomes: Creative and Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

GenEd Outcomes: Connections

Historical and Intellectual Perspectives

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