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Sociology of Nightlife

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
TuTh 11a.m. – 12:15p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W01-0041 3 $2138 (guest students)
Date
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
Time
TuTh 11a.m. – 12:15p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W01-0041
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2138 (guest students)

Description

This course examines nightlife as a critical site for understanding contemporary social life. Far from mere entertainment, nightlife spaces serve as laboratories for social experimentation, venues for identity work, and stages for the performance of power, status, and belonging. Drawing from classic and contemporary research in sociology and applied fields such as urban planning and public health, we will examine how diverse nightlife settings¿from local underground scenes to global party destinations¿are organized, regulated, and contested. Throughout the course, we will pay close attention to how these after-dark social worlds reflect, reproduce, and challenge broader societal inequalities.

Prerequisites

SOCIOL 101

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/8/2026 - 12/11/2026

Location

Wheatley-Peters W01-0041

Enrolled / Capacity

35 / 35

Status

Closed

Tuition*

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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