# SOAN 237 — Arab Culture and Society (AUB)

> SOAN 237 Arab Culture and Society at American University of Beirut. 3 student reviews · 1 shared file.

Source: https://studiety.com/aub/course/692
Retrieved: 2026-08-04

## Facts

- Course code: SOAN 237
- Title: Arab Culture and Society
- University: American University of Beirut (AUB)
- Subject: Sociology
- Department: Sociology, Anthropology and Media Studies
- Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Credits: 3
- Counts toward General Education: Societies and Individuals
- Professors on record (4): Livia Celine Wick, Rana Sukarieh, Rania Jaber, Rima Majed

## Catalogue description

A study of contemporary Arab society: its complexity, diversity, and internal dynamics. This course considers social structures, social groups, cultural patterns, and processes and agents of social and cultural change, and examines current debates on major issues in Arab culture and society.

## Quick answers

### What is SOAN 237 at AUB?

SOAN 237 Arab Culture and Society is a 3-credit course at American University of Beirut (AUB), in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. A study of contemporary Arab society: its complexity, diversity, and internal dynamics.

### How many credits is SOAN 237?

SOAN 237 Arab Culture and Society is worth 3 credits at AUB.

### Is SOAN 237 hard?

3 AUB students have written about SOAN 237 on Studiety. No one has left a star rating yet, so read what they wrote rather than an average.

### Who teaches SOAN 237 at AUB?

Studiety has 4 professors on record for SOAN 237: Livia Celine Wick, Rana Sukarieh, Rania Jaber, Rima Majed. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now.

### Are there past papers for SOAN 237?

Yes — 1 file for SOAN 237 have been shared by AUB students on Studiety, including exams, quizzes, syllabi and notes. They are free to download with a student account.

## What to expect

- Has Quiz 1
- Has Quiz 2
- Has Midterm
- Has Final
- Has Attendance
- Has Project
- Has Graded Homeworks
- Has Participation
- Original Book Necessary

## Books

- Multiple Books

## Shared course material

1 file shared by students. Free to download after signing up.

- Syllabus: 1 (most recent from 2016)

## Student reviews

3 of 3 reviews, written by students who took the course.

- **2020-04** — Rania is amazing, very interesting course, I would definitely recommend it

- **2020-04** — Rima's class is interesting and fun, gives a low workload relatively to the course; it is a heavy course by nature, but with Rima it's not that bad

- **2020-04** — It is a demanding course, but very interesting.

## See also

- [All Sociology courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/sociology.md)
- [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md)

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