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The Sixties: Hope and Despair
SOC341 SP

The 60s, in America began in hope and ended in despair. In the early 60s the Beatles, JFK, MLK, the student movement, the civil rights movement--all seemed to promise a new age. Yet, by the late 60s the civil rights movement had collapsed, Vietnam was destroying the country's economic and moral confidence, and civil turmoil was disrupting daily life. The seminar will examine the broad history of the 1960s in America and examine the major cultural and political movements of the decade. The seminar, however, will focus secondarily on changes in American society, particularly those defining the world situation today. Thus, the secondary theme of the course will be the 60s and the rise of a multicultural world.

MAJOR READINGS

Godfrey Hodgson, AMERICA IN OUR TIME Albert and Albert, THE SIXTIES PAPERS Taylor Branch, PARTING THE WATERS John D'Emilio, SEXUAL POLITICS Sarah Evans, PERSONAL POLITICS among others.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Mid-term essay; a group project; a group presentation; and a research paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Attendance is REQUIRED. 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: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: SOC151

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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