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)