Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Sociology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: HOUSTON: THE SOCIOLOGY OF A CITY ***** Houston as an exemplar of contemporary urban change. The "golden buckle of the sunbelt"; recovery from the oil boom collapse of the 1980s into a restructional economy and a demographic revolution; the changing politics of education, quality-of-life issues, and interethnic relations, as they interact to shape the urban future. ***** Guest lectures, field trips. ***** Enrollment limited to 30. ***** Instructor(s): Klineberg.