SOC075 PO - Social and Political Movements

When Offered: Last offered fall 2018.
Instructor(s): C. Beck
Credit: 1

Can activism from below change society and political institutions? What challenges do activists face, how do they sustain their movements, and how do they win? The study of social movements is one of the largest areas of focus in sociology. The course covers the major social movements that spurred the field’s development in the 1960s through the present, with a special emphasis on the parallels between right-wing and left-wing activism and global-transnational social movements. The course covers the major research traditions, theories, and methods of a study with a focus on how successful challenges to power are made.

Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 2; Analyzing Difference