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Grant , Don

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  • Don Grant is a Professor of Sociology and a Fellow of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute. In addition to studying the organizational and policy determinants of industrial pollution, he conducts research on inequality, political economy, workplace culture, health care, culture, and religion.

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  • Energy and Climate Change, Environmental Sociology, Economic Sociology, Organizations, Health and Society; Stratification, Research Methods (fsQCA)

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  • ARSC 1480 - MASP Social Science Seminar
    Secondary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Fosters an appreciation of the social sciences. Readings, discussions, cooperative learning exercises, and outside activities illustrate the interconnections between different bodies of knowledge. Emphasizes relationships between the social sciences and the real world. Department consent required. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours.
  • SOCY 2022 - Happiness in Society
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
    Examines the measurement, meaning, and causes of happiness and its relationship to social life in the contemporary United States as well as in other countries. Students will also learn about and critically evaluate existing strategies for enhancing happiness in their lives. Formerly offered as a special topics course.
  • SOCY 2031 - Social Problems
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
    Examines various social problems in the U.S. through a traditional sociological framework focused on race, class, and gender. Considers such problems as economic, racial, and gender inequality as manifestations of broader structural dynamics rooted in unequal relations of power. Addresses topics such as mass incarceration, poverty, segregation, drug use, immigration, and war and terrorism.
  • SOCY 4062 - Suffering and Care in Society
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2024
    Examines how modern societies understand and respond to the reality of human suffering, how care systems are organized, and the experiences of professional caregivers. Degree credit not granted for this course and SOCY 4060.
  • SOCY 4160 - Designing Social Innovations
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
    One of the goals of higher education is to nurture innovative thinking and prepare professionals to solve society�s most complex and pressing problems. Towards that end, this course reviews academic and practitioner literatures on the processes involved in designing social innovations. Same as SOCY 5160.
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