one-page draft proposal emailed for reviewing and approval)
MIDTERM EXAMS 15.th November
20 December Final research paper delivered
22nd of January 2023 Final Exams
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FALL SCHEDULE
Oct.
Tue. 4
Introduction and Orientation
What is Sociology? Asking and Answering Sociological Questions
Arab Society Overview
Required Readings
- From John J. Macionis , Sociology: A Global Introduction, Read
Part One: Introducing Sociology 1
1 The Sociological Imagination 2
3 Doing Social Science: An Introduction to Method 50
- Ibrahim , Saad El Dein “Cross-Eyed Sociology in Egypt and the Arab World”, Contemporary Sociology Vol.27.no.5 ( Sept.1997) pp.547- 551
From Patrick Nolan and Gerhard Lenski, Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology , 2010 , Ch. 4 Types of Societies
Tue.11
Take Home quiz
(Key Ideas: General overview of sociological analysis, Arab society culture and the Middle East area)
Culture
Required Readings
-From John J. Macionis , Sociology: A Global Introduction,
Read
Part Two: - The Foundations of Society: From Macro to Micro Societies 88
From Kathy S. Stolley , THE BASICS OF SOCIOLOGY,
Chapter 2: Sociological Theory
Chapter 3: Culture and Society
Jihad Al Omari, Understanding the Arab Culture, Ch.3 the Arab Culture in a generic context
Chapter 10: Research Methods
Tue.18
Take Home quiz emailed back
Draft Proposal emailed for approval
What’s Wrong with Arab Society?
- Khashan ,Hilal “The Arab World’s Travails: History’s Burden”, (downloadable from https://www.meforum.org/385/the-arab-worlds-travails-historys-burden
- Samir Kassir, BEING ARAB, pp.9-65
- P R Kumaraswamy[, “WHO AM I?: THE IDENTITY CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST”, Meria, Volume 10, No. 1, Article 5 - March 2006 http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2006/issue1/jv10no1a5.html
- Christopher Phillips, Everyday Arab Identity : The Daily Reproduction of the Arab World, chaps 1 and 2
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