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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2026
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SOCI 312 001 (CRN: 24613)
HIP HOP
Long Title: HIP HOP AND URBAN AMERICA
Department: Sociology
Instructor: Ewoodzie, Joseph
Meeting: 12:00PM - 12:50PM MWF (12-JAN-2026 - 24-APR-2026)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 49
Section Enrolled: 18
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 25-NOV-2025 7:56AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: Our goal in this course is to interrogate some of the most pressing social problems that urban Americans face, paying attention to racial minorities who live in the most impoverished sections. This course challenges us to examine sociological concepts in an interdisciplinary lens, with attention to the ways in which aesthetics can both reflect social scientific findings and provide new insights into the social issues examined. We do so by comparing representations of urban life in hip-hop music and in social science research. We will cover four areas: economic inequality; housing and residential segregation; violence, crime, and punishment; and inequalities in intimate life.