John P. Myers
Professor
Department of Sociology
Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Office: Robinson Hall
Office Phone: 856-256-4586
Fax: 856-256-5610
Email: myersj@rowan.edu
About the Professor
Education:
Ph.D. Fordham University
Teaching:
Welcome to my web page! For all of my courses I require a high degree of student involvement. Three of my courses are:
Let me start with Field Experience. There is a booklet attached to this web site that explains all about the field experience course. The important thing for you to do is to sit down with me if you are thinking about taking the course. I will tell you about the field requirement as well as the paper you need to write for the course. The course is designed for junior or senior level sociology majors who have completed a good part of their sociology courses. It is important that students who enroll in the course have a firm grasp of theory and methods. I have found the overall experience of the mix of field work, the seminar, and independent research to be very rewarding to students as well as the instructor. I always learn as much as the students or more! You cannot help but learn; not only about the sociological theory and field placement on which you are focusing, but other students' projects as well. So if you are interested, read the booklet on this site and then stop in and see me. This upper-level course also fulfills the University's "Writing Intensive" requirement. Please be advised that the course is given for either three or six credits. The six credit course doubles the amount of time you will spend in the field to 180 hours for the semester. It is important to note that if you take Field Experience for six credits only three will count toward the 30 hours of Sociology credit you need for the major. The other three upper-level credits will go in with your electives.
Click here to view the Field Experience Booklet (pdf).
The Sociology of Minority Groups is a course I have
been teaching for many years. I find it one of our most interesting
learning experiences. Yes, you do have to write a paper for
this course, but I think you will enjoy the paper. Each student
is required to try to relate his or her own background or
ethnic history to the theory and data presented in the course.
The paper and research project are called the Family Background
Project (FBP). It is different for every student. Do
not assume you can not do the assignment just because you
may not come from a typical “ethnic” family. Students
in the course are offered the option of posting the results
of their research on the FBP website located at http://www.rowan.edu/open/SocFamilyHistory/.
Check it out. This course also fulfills the University's
"multi-cultural" requirement and it is a general
education course.
The Sociology of Crime and Criminal Law is another favorite of mine. Crime is such a fascinating topic to approach from a sociological point of view. This is an upper-level course and Introduction to Sociology is a required prerequisite. It does not fulfill a general education requirement. In the course we will look at some background and history of criminology and criminologists, the methods and results of gathering statistics in the area, theory, and types of crimes. As I tell students in the course and on the syllabus, theory is the heart of the course. You will find that you have already studied some of the theoretical explanations we will cover, such as anomie. There is a paper required. The paper, like the entire course, will be an attempt to relate crime to sociological theory. Please feel free to drop in and talk about the course if you are so inclined. You know my e mail address and you can find out where my office is located. So don't be a stranger.
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