Soci 201--Social Problems-- Web Readings Page

 
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Intro & Overview

      Mills

      Quigley (on New Orleans & Katrina)

       Galeano

      

Democracy and Human Rights

     1. Nye

     2. Milbank & Goodman -- 2 articles -- count as 1 for RDP

     3. Galbraith    

     4. Corn & Baker & Eviatar -several short articles, count as 1 for RDP

     5. Kessler & Wright

     6, 7, 8. (3 readings all together -- each counts as 1 for RDP) -- EIJ, United Nations (UN), Chomsky, [Disregard Rothman & Black, last reading]

     9. Doyle, Bender, & Deen   [I added Bender & Deen to Doyle --but all count as 1 rdg for RDP's]

     10. Alexander & Rose -- 2 articles, count as 1 for RDP's

 

 

Racial And Ethnic Group Inequality and Conflict

       1. SU Diversity Plan (3 short readings - count as 1 Rdg. in your papers)    

     2. McIntosh -- White Privilege

 

Economic Problems

    1. Henry --Critique & overview of recent economic policy (stimulus plan & bank bailout)

    2. Corporate greed & inequality (Kahurana, Zelleke, Sklar)

     3. Sweatshops -- Weistbrot, Gumbel, & Frith -- 3 short readings count as 1 for RDP's

     4. Agriculture-related Labor & Immigrants (Meatpacking & Tomatoes) --Preston & Schlosser -- 3 short readings count as 1 or RDPs

   

Environmental Problems  

    1. Hawken --Natural Capitalism

    2.  3 short articles on Mercury    (Steinzer & Painin)     (Count as 1 rdg. for RDP's)

    3.   3 short articles on Global Warming  (Gorrie; Connor; McCarthy & Usborne)_  -- (Count as 1 rdg. for RDP)  

    4.  3 short articles on energy (Schoof, Trafton, Audette) -- count as 1 for RDP's

    5. 3 recent articles on Climate Change & Global Warming  (McKibben, Lydersen, & Adam)-- count as 1 for RDP)

    6. Meat & Water (Rosenthal, Goldenberg, & Lewis)-- 3 short articles count as 1 or RDP's

 

Education Problems

RDGS CUT: I am cutting  Decther Web rdg.  & Rdg #38 (Schwartz) in Charon & Vigilant.

     1.  Fletcher

     2. Trejos, Bowie, & de Vise --- 3 short rdgs. count as 1 for RDP (Kindergarten rdg., Ed. Spending & results, & G&T label)

    3. Lewin & Schmidt -- 2 short articles on college (costs & admissions) -- count as 1 for RDP

    4. Baltimore Schools -- CEO Andres Alonso & progress... (2 articles count as 1 for RDP)

 

Health & Healthcare Problems

Note Schedule Change: I am canceling class next Tues, March 31 (I will be doing a presentation at Michigan State University). Hence, after that, I am moving the schedule. Also, Civic Activism Topic Statement (See syllabus) is Due Tues. April 7, not April 2.

        1.  Cone & Kahn -- Cancer & Chemicals -- 2 short articles count as 1 for RDP's

        2. Shulte & Drew -- Maryland Hospitals & uninsured & debt collection  -- 2 articles count as 1 for RDPs   

       3 . Mintz -- Drug Prices

       4. Harris & Kohn --Dr & Pharma gifts  -- 2 short articles count as 1 rdg. for RDPs

       5. Krugman  --HMO bureaucracy

       6.  7 Short AIDS Rdgs. (7 pages) --Counts as 1 rdg. for RDPs

       7. Smitherman, et al. --Plans for the Uninsured -- 2 short articles (5 pgs) -- count as 1 rdg. for RDPs

 

      

Gender Inequality & Family Issues

Note Schedule Change: days for this topic are: April 14, 16, & 21, with RDP's/notes & Group Discussion on April 21.

Note: Rdgs. additions for Gender Inequality & Family Issues: I added 2 web readings & Rdg. 26 in Charon & Vigilant (by Bronski)

1. Rubin -- dated, but gives good examples of stresses working families are under, especially parents. 

2. Montopoli, Cornwall, & Joyce -- Gender wage discrimination Walmart Case -- 3 short rdgs. count as 1 Rdg. for RDP's

        Walmart Gender Pay inequality chart  Goes with article above
3. Goodnough & NCLS -- Same Sex Marriage

 

 

Crime and Drugs  (I added one more short web rdg., on white-collar crime)

Note: I am cutting Nazario Ch. 6 rdg. for this topic

      1. Massey & Sampson (on Illegal Immigration policy & Crime)

       2. Shenk (on drug treatment public health approach to drug crime)

        3. White-Collar crime --(Henriques, Healy, & Lichtblau)  2 short articles count as 1 for RDPs

War & Terrorism 

    If you are writing RDP, you must use #1, Eitzen, Zinn & Smith.

       1. Eitzen, Zinn, & Smith -- War & Terrorism Chapter (part of)  -- 24 pgs (13 print out pgs)

       2. Fadel et al. -- Iraq War -- Withdrawal Pact & Current situation intelligence (2 brief articles count as 1 for RDP)

       3. Schwartz -- Iraq & Counter-Insurgency Paradoxes ---       

       4.  Shane, et al. -- Soldier Mental Health  (7 pages)  3 short articles, count as 1 rdg. for RDP

       5. Ibrahim; & O'Leary on Islamic Extremism ( 2 news articles -- count as 1 on RDP's) (5 pages)    

       6. National Intelligence Estimate (declassified portion)

        7. Afghanistan War (& Pakistan), recent info & strategy  (Prados, Gharib, & Smcuker) -- 3 articles count as 1 for RDP

        8. Torture controversy -- recent revelations and debate--Shane & Mazzetti et al. -- 4 articles count as 1 for RDP