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 ***** DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 2 ***** An approach to urban sociology and an exploration of contemporary social change, using the Houston metropolitan area as a case study. The rise of the "golden buckle of the sunbelt"; economic and demographic transformations since the end of the oil boom; the new immigration and its impact on interethnic relations; the changing politics of education, inequality, environmental concerns, inner-city development and regional issues; perspectives on the urban future in the new knowledge-based global economy. Guest lectures, field trips. ***** Enrollment limited to 30.