CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

NOTE: The handouts provided in class or used for assignments can also be
retrieved at this  HANDOUTS LINK.

In addition to the three texts, readings will includes URLs, class
handouts, and PDS and MSWord files. You can also expect audio/video
and powerpoint exercises and games. Therefore, it is IMPERATIVE that you
have internet access that can access these files. This is one way of keeping
course costs down and expanding resources not available in conventional
textbook-based classes.

November 10  (THERE IS A CLASS MEETING)
      --racial, class,  and gender justice continued - (short reading coming)

November 3   (THERE IS A CLASS MEETING)
      --racial, class,  and gender justice continued - (short reading coming)
      --Animal rights begun

October 27   (NO CLASS MEETING)
      --racial, class,  and gender justice (short reading coming)

October 20 (THERE IS CLASS) 
     --Tyler, Chapter 10 (Culture)
     --Last second Readings
     --We will use These short readings to guide us
     --Midterm will be take-home/email sent out Thursday night

October 13  (START GENDER JUSTICE)
    --Tyler, Chapters 7-9
    -- Short ONLINE READINGS TBA on Oct 8

October 6
    -- German Ideology/Marx
    --Tyler, Chapter 6
    --(BE SURE YOU'VE READ PREVIOUS MATERIAL)
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SEPTEMBER 29 (READ THE FOLLOWING): 
   a) Chapters 3-5 of Tyler
   b) Plato  Book I and  Book II of theRepubic
   c) Take a look at these potential ASSIGNMENTS related to readings
   d) Review previous material

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SEPTEMBER 8 (NO CLASS): Sharpening the defninition
   a) Wikipedia Social Justice summary
   b) WebBoard discussion topics: DISCUSS THERE
   c) Plato and Aristotle and all those old, dead guys (readings coming)
      --Plato's view of Justice 
      --Excerpt from Plato's Republic

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SEPTEMBER 1 (class meeting)--READINGS:
   a)  Michelle Maiese:  Types of Justice
   b) Chapters 1 and 2 of Tyler
   c) Ethics


   d) Bible (Is "social justice" a Biblical concept?)
   **CLASS TASK: Come to class prepared to discuss this
     --A concise history of liberation theology
     --Liberation theology/past, present, future
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AUGUST 25 (class meeting)--Introduction: What is social justice?
    a) definitions
    b) Types
    c) Why bother/who cares?

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Any questions, drop me a note. Jim Thomas - jthomas@sun.soci.niu.edu