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Created: April 13, 2004
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Latest Update: June 25, 2004
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Syllabus for Sociology 328-01, Agencies

Instructor: Jeanne Curran, Ph.D., Esq.
Class Room: Will check. Server down.
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Office: SBS B326, Social and Behavioral Science Building
Telephone: 310-243-3831
Office Hours: Jeanne and Pat will be in T-W-Th from later morning till early evening.
We'll be glad to see you anytime we're not in class.
Jeanne's Fall 2004 Schedule

Course Objectives:Understanding of the limits and possibilities of agency policy and practice.

Texts:

• Reframing Organizations, Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal, Jossey-Bass, 2003. Latest edition. ISBN: 0-7879-6427-1 (pbk) This is a very popular management test. Pat loves it. It's practical and useful if you think you're going to work in the world out there.
• Understanding Legal Concepts That Influence Social welfare Policy and Practice, Rudolph Alexander, Jr. Thomson Learning. 2003. ISBN: 0-534-59661-4 (pbk) This is a fairly dry but useful reference text. In today's world you can't get along without some basic legal knowledge, especially if you're going to work for the government.
• The Theory Toolbox: Critical Concepts for the Humanities and Social Sciences Jeffrey Nealon and Susan Searls Giroux. Bowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2003. ISBN: 0-7425-1994-5 (pbk)This text is a refreshing change from the boring recitation of theories. It helps to make sense of when and where and why we use theory. Good general learning.

These texts offer leading edge issues in both praxis (how to lead a working group effectively), and in the theoretical approaches most current as guides to such praxis. Lectures, discussion questions, and additional readings are offered online to allow you to pursue your own interests as you learn.