SOCIOL 129Sociology of Time
Sociology · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Conceptualizations of time seen from scientific, philosophical, historical, and sociological perspectives; cyclical and linear time in primitive, ancient, and medieval societies; ritual, the sacred, and experience of the eternal; structuring of urban, modern, and postmodern societies by clock, calendar, and schedule; future value orientation and notion of progress; time, labor, and social domination.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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