Soc 249 in-class presentation schedule, Spring 2009, updated
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Week 1 |
Mar 31 |
Class orientation |
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Apr 2 |
Making the Second Ghetto, Ch 1-3 |
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Week 2 |
April 7 |
Making the Second Ghetto, Ch 4,5 |
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April 9 |
Making the Second Ghetto, finish the book Presenter: Rachel Lindenberg |
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Week 3 |
April 14 |
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April 16 |
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Week 4 |
April 21 |
American Apartheid, preface + Ch 1-2 Presenter: Chelsi Butler |
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April 23 |
American Apartheid, Ch 3-5 Presenter: Rachel Bosley |
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Week 5 |
April 28 |
American Apartheid, finish the book |
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April 30 |
In Class Midterm Exam |
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Week 6 |
May 5 |
The Power Broker, Chapters 10-15. |
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May 7 |
There Are no Children Here, Preface, and Presenter: Vivian Chau |
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Week 7 |
May 12 |
There Are no Children Here, Finish the Book Presenter: Ros Fatima Gold-Onwude |
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May 14 |
Black Wealth/ White Wealth, Intro, Ch 1-5 Presenter: Grahame Lesh |
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Week 8 |
May 19 |
Streetwise, Intro and Ch 1-2 |
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May 21 |
Streetwise, Finish the book Presenter: Carrie Denning |
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Week 9 |
May 26 |
Losing Ground, Prologue, Chapter 1-4, Ch 16, Ch 17, especially p. 227-236 Plus Cherlin, “The Consequences of Welfare Reform” |
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May 28 |
Moynihan’s The Negro Family |
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Week 10 |
June 2 |
Readings on HOPE VI, linked from website Last Class, Review Session |
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June 9 |
Final Exam, 7P-10P |