SOCY3661 · Sociology
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course explores urban and place-based cultures, lifestyles, development, and changes with a particular focus on urban inequalities. Topics include urban and community theory, cultural enclaves, housing and segregation, gentrification, crime, urban policy, and sustainability. Utilizing theoretical, empirical, and multimedia sources, this course will provide students with the opportunity to critically analyze the relationships between communities, places, and cities. Students will conduct an original ethnographic research project in the Boston area on an urban sociological topic of their choosing.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.5 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.0 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.2 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.4 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3.5
hours per week
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Across time
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Spring 2025
1 sectionFall 2022
1 sectionSpring 2022
1 section