SOCI 307: Social Movements and Political Protest

SOCI 307-A01: Soci Movements/Poli Protest
(Summer 2016)

10:30 AM to 12:35 PM MTWR

Krug Hall 5

Section Information for Summer 2016

 “Social Movements and Political Protests” explores the nature of people power and organizing to bring about social and political change. It examines successes and failures primarily from a sociological perspective looking at what mobilizes people to act, the strategies and tactics of movements, and the conditions that promote or inhibit social change. We will examine the major sociological theories and look at a wide range of movement types and themes, with an emphasis on nonviolent movements but also terrorist movements as well.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Explores processes for organizing resistance to current social and power arrangements, from terrorism to nonviolent civil resistance to create alternative institutions, policies, or leadership that promote human rights and social justice. Uses historical and contemporary case studies of local and global change to explore, how, why, and to what effect individuals have organized to protest the status quo and create social change. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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