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LS 224Victims and Society

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Legal Studies
Cross-listed
SOC 201

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course will examine the substance of victimization: the scientific study of victims, the process, etiology, and consequences of victimization. Topics will include victims and politics, the victims' movement, victim-precipitation, the victimization of women, and family violence.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • SOC101 - Introduction to Sociology (0.50)
    • SOC101R - Introduction to Sociology (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

20% liked it6% easy38% useful

From 5 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • If you have Adie Nelson as the prof for this course, RUN AWAY. The course consisted of 3 tests and 1 final paper. The prof tested every little stat mentioned in the readings. I did horrible on them because there were a lot of readings and it was impossible to remember all the stats. The final test had fewer stats and it's no surprise that I did way better. The final paper had a very vague prompt. Overall, I wouldn't say I liked this class. But if you reach out for help Adie does reply pretty quickly.

    May 2023 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Tests are worth so much but have little time to complete them. The questions are often repeated with one word of a difference, which has me wondering if it was a sloppy mistake or an attempt to confuse students. Slideshows are super bland and unengaging.

    Apr 2023 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Course was relatively dry and readings take up a lot of time. Tests were very long with short time period.

    Mar 2023 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Dry readings but interesting course material!

    Apr 2019 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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Fall 2021

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