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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

SOCI 368. Contemporary American Culture

Cross listed with: ANTH 368  
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 000316 Grading Basis GRD

This course analyzes contemporary American society in relation to popular cultural formations and representations. Cultural expressions found in music, literature, film, television, cyberspace and sports will be examined with respect to the values, sentiments, identity constructions, and lived experiences of differentially situated social actors.