Sociology 3901: Social Change and Social
Policy
Schedule and Assignments (Subject to Change)
| Week One: Sept 7 holiday | PART I: Health Policy | Reading Assignment |
| Sept 9 | 100 years ago: Politics, power, and public policy |
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| Sept 11 | Video: "Labor's Turning Point" |
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| Week Two: Sept 14 | ||
| Sept 16 | One Nation Uninsured, part I | B&B, chapter one |
| Sept 18 | Video: "Critical Condition" | |
| Week Three: Sept 21 | Groups. One Nation Uninsured, part II | |
| Sept 23 | Bring one discussion question for each of the first two B&B chapters | B&B, chapter two |
| Sept 25 | Video: "Sicko," part I | |
| Week Four: Sept 28 | Video: "Sicko, part II"/Groups | B&B, chapter three |
| Sept 30 | ||
| Oct 2 | B&B, chapter five | |
| Week Five: Oct 5 | ||
| Oct 7 | Sick Around the World PBS online | B&B, chapter seven |
| Oct 9 | ||
| Week Six : Oct 12 | PBS Newshour: The Netherlands | B&B, chapter eight |
| Oct 14 | Study Guide One | |
| Oct 16 | Exam One | |
| Week Seven : Oct 19 | Video: America's War on Poverty: In this Affluent Society | Hays, chapter one |
| Oct 21 | ||
| Oct 23 | Bring discussion questions on chapter one and two | Hays, chapter two |
| Week Eight :Oct 26 | Hays, chapter three | |
| Oct 28 | Bring to class discussion questions on chapters 3&4 of Hays. Ending Welfare as We Know It: Enacting the 1996 Reforms | Hays, chapter four |
| Oct 30 | "Video: "Take it From Me" | |
Week Nine : Nov 2
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Take it from Me, " part II. Groups. | I'll do Hays, chapter five |
| Nov 4 | Groups. Bring 2 discussion questions for chapter six | Hays, chapter six |
| Nov 6 | Start Video: "Let's Get Married" | |
| Week Ten : Nov 9 | Finish video and do groups | Hays, chapter seven. Study Guide II |
| Nov 11 | Groups.Bring 2 discussion questions, chapter 7 | I'll do Hays, chapter eight. Study Guide 2 |
| Nov 13 | Exam Two | |
| POVERTY, RACE, AND EDUCATION | ||
| Week Eleven : Nov 16 | maybe an excerpt from , "Simple Justice" Race and the Courts. Video: "Eyes on the Prize: Fighting Back | |
| Nov 18 | Eyes on the Prize: Keys to the Kingdom | Kozol, Introduction and chapter one |
| Nov 20 | ||
| Week Twelve : Nov 23 | Bring discussion questions, Kozol, chapters 1-2 | Kozol, chapter two |
| Nov 25 | Video: "Making Schools Work: Part I | Kozol, chapter three |
| Nov 27 | Thanksgiving holiday | |
| Week Thirteen : Nov 30 | Bring discussion questions, Kozol, chapters 3-4 | Kozol, chapter four |
| Dec 2 | Video: "Making Schools Work: KIPP Academy, Houston" | Kozol, chapter five |
| Dec 4 | NY Times: Integration by social class | |
| Week Fourteen : Dec 7 | Video: "Unequal Education" |
Kozol, chapter six |
| Dec 9 | Bring discussion questions for chapters 6 and 7 | Kozol, chapter seven (I'll do chapter eight) |
| Dec 11 | Video: "The Democratic Promise" | Kozol, chapter nine |
| Week Fifteen : Dec 14 | Bring discussion questions for chapter 9 and 10. |
Kozol, chapter ten |
| 16 | Video: "Who Will Teach for America?" | Kozol, chapter eleven and epilogue |
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