SOCIOL 122
Sociology of Violence
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Exploration of macro-, meso-, and micro-level theories of violence, why states organize violence, why civilizations participate in violence, and physical, structural, and symbolic violence. Discussion of how various social categories such as race, ethnicity, religion, class, gender, and sex are implicated in violence and examination of cases of interstate war, genocide, civil war, terrorism, and pogroms from around world.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2023 - Professor Luft is very unaccommodating. If you miss class and miss an in-class assignment, she won't let you make it up. Her midterm was unrealistic with the time constraint. She wanted us to complete three bullet point questions, a few true and false questions, and a short response within an hour and fifteen minutes. She refused to give us a study guide for the exam. I only passed this class because 60% of it was participation and the midterm was only 20% of the grade. Would not recommend taking any classes that she teaches.
Spring 2023 - Professor Luft is very unaccommodating. If you miss class and miss an in-class assignment, she won't let you make it up. Her midterm was unrealistic with the time constraint. She wanted us to complete three bullet point questions, a few true and false questions, and a short response within an hour and fifteen minutes. She refused to give us a study guide for the exam. I only passed this class because 60% of it was participation and the midterm was only 20% of the grade. Would not recommend taking any classes that she teaches.