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SOC 246
Social Movements
SOC 246 SP
Crosslistings: AMST226
Not Currently Offered
What kinds of conditions prompt people to organize for
change? What kinds of social factors enable them to
organize effectively? What kinds of strategies do they
employ? The course will look at major theories of
collective mobilization and consider movements based on
class, race, gender, ethnicity and other forms of identity.
MAJOR READINGS
Aldon Morris, ORIGINS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
John D'Emilio, SEXUAL POLITICS, SEXUAL COMMUNITIES: THE
MAKING OF A HOMOSEXUAL MINORITY IN THE UNITED STATES
Frances Fox Piven & Richard Cloward, POOR PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS
Koop, FRONTIERS IN SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Four short essays (2-3 pages)
and a research paper, 12-15 pages long.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS SOC
Prerequisites:
SOC 151
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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