SOCI 426 - Alcohol and Culture: Social Control Under the Influence

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
Next Offered: 2012-2013
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS, WR, CD
Alcohol lubricates memorable celebrations yet also causes disease, tragedy and the loss of self-control. This course explores how the meanings of alcohol are as powerful as its chemistry. We examine communities where alcoholism is rare to those where is rampant and the social movements that have shifted norms and legislation. At bottom, the sociology of alcohol highlights our assumptions about free will, social control, and rewarding social relations. Participants will produce original empirical research.

 
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: G. Mattson
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Restrictions: Closed to first and second year students, instructor consent required. Pre-reqs: Social research methods or equivalent