SOC 4400/5400: Animals and Society

Abstract

Animals are present in many aspects of human society: food (meat, dairy), clothing (leather, wool), family (pets), work (service animals), leisure (wildlife), and entertainment (media). Animals affect human society and are affected by it. In this course students will engage the foundational theoretical frameworks and methods used within sociology to study...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Animals and Society

Resource Type(s):

Syllabus

Class Level(s):

Graduate

Class Size(s):

Small

Usage Notes

This syllabus for an elective sociology seminar course provides upper-level undergraduates or graduate students with the up-to-date resources to understand animals and society. Like many seminar courses, this syllabus provides students with readings and assignments that encourage students to synthesize what they are learning, connecting broader themes,...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Students will connect broader sociological theory to the work related to animals and society.
2. Students will think critically about animals in a variety of social settings including: the home, in food production, in crime, and other settings.
3. Students will apply empirical sociological methods to an animals and society research question.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Students will be assessed through synthesis papers that demonstrate students understand the readings and are connecting the broader themes contained therein.
2. Students will engage in original research in the form of a final paper that shows an understanding of theory and methods both broadly and within the sociology of animals specifically.