— Social Interaction

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Everyday interaction in natural settings; ethnographic approaches to the understanding of social meanings, situations, personal identity and human relationships. Particular attention to the work of Erving Goffman and to principles of field observation and qualitative analysis. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper/Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). SOC 126 — Social Interaction (4 units) Course Description: Everyday interaction in natural settings; ethnographic approaches to the understanding of social meanings, situations, personal identity and human relationships. Particular attention to the work of Erving Goffman and to principles of field observation and qualitative analysis. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 , SOC 002 , or SOC 003 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper/Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to upper division Sociology and Sociology Organizational Studies majors and Sociology graduate students. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper/Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). SOC 126 — Social Interaction (4 units) Course Description: Everyday interaction in natural settings; ethnographic approaches to the understanding of social meanings, situations, personal identity and human relationships. Particular attention to the work of Erving Goffman and to principles of field observation and qualitative analysis. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 , SOC 002 , or SOC 003 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper/Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to upper division Sociology and Sociology Organizational Studies majors and Sociology graduate students. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027.