Course In Brief

Texts

Loewen, James W. 1996. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Mead, Margaret. 1928. Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilization. New York: William Morrow and Company (1988 reprint).

Schneider, Linda, and Arnold Silverman. 4th ed., 2006. Global Sociology: Introducing Five Contemporary Societies. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Lessons

Writing
assignments

6 papers Do not submit more than 2 writing assignments per seven-day period.

Midterm exam

Lessons 1-5 are covered
You must have completed writing assignments 1-3. Your exam application will not be processed until these assignments have been received.
Aids allowed for midterm: none
Time allotted 3 hours

Final exam

Lessons 6-9 are covered
You must have received a grade for your midterm exam and submitted the six wiriting assignments in the course. Your exam application will not be processed until all required assignments have been received.
Aids allowed for final: none
Time allotted 3 hours

Course grading
formula

6 papers	60%
Midterm exam	20%
final exam	20%

You must pass the final examination in order to pass the course. The minimum score required to pass the final examination is 60%.