5.8 Module 8 - Urban Sociology

Meeting 8-1 - Wednesday, April 27 - Urban America

  • Before Class:
    • Read A Sociology Experiment, “Chapter 12 - Urban Sociology” (Link)
    • Read Prener (2020)
      • Prener, Christopher. 2020. “Finding the city in sociology: Broadening and deepening the geographic scope of the urban and inequality literatures.” Sociology Compass 14(2):e12756. (Link)
  • After Class:
    • Complete Sociological Experience 4 for Monday, May 2 (Canvas)

Meeting 8-2 - Monday, May 2 - Cities and Health

  • Before Class:
    • Read selections from For the Sake of All: A report on the health and well-being of African Americans in St. Louis and why it matters for everyone (Link)
      • Chapter 1 - “Introduction: Why consider economics, education, and health together?”, pp. 10-15
      • Chapter 3 - “Place matters: Neighborhood resources and health”, pp. 26-33
      • Chapter 5 - “A health profile of African Americans in St. Louis”, pp. 46-67
  • After Class:
    • Watch Unnatural Causes, Part 5 - “Place Matters” (Kanopy) and complete the accompanying exit ticket (Canvas)
    • Make sure you are wrapping up Mama Paper 3 for Wednesday, May 4 (Canvas)