SOCL 3241 — Violence and Society
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath SIusually offered: springtypical days: WBostonTraditional
Examines the notion of violence and its pervasive presence in the social institutions we create and maintain every day. Addresses key debates and findings in sociological literature on violence, drawing on other disciplines as they prove helpful. Sociology tells us that the beliefs, values, and norms that characterize the United States legitimize the preference for violence, largely through the obvious venues of the mass media that glorify violence but also in the subtler structural arrangements collectively constructed and maintained in our everyday behaviors. Offers students an opportunity to understand how the structure of our society and its social institutions inhibit or facilitate violent behavior.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 68% | 6.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 74% | 5.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 37% | 22.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 100% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 68% · Th 32% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (68% of sections), R (32% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Silvia Dominguez (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Ramiro Martinez (72% of students) · reviews
- Silvia Dominguez (28% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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