Social Movements
SOC 246
Spring 2012
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 246, FGSS 256 |
How, when, and why do social movements emerge? What motivates individuals to participate? What transforms problems into grievances and grievances to action? How should movements be organized, and what tactics should they use? What factors explain movement success and failure (and how should success and failure be defined)? What is a social movement, anyway? This course seeks to introduce you to some of the major ways scholars have approached such questions, and, at the same time, to give a sense of both the high drama and the everyday details of social movement activism, using historical and sociological case studies. Course readings concentrate on U.S. movements, including civil rights, feminist, gay rights, and labor movements. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC151 OR SOC152 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(EDST)(FGSS)(SOC)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Aldon Morris, ORIGINS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Elizabeth Armstrong, FORGING GAY IDENTITIES
Frances Fox Piven & Richard Cloward, POOR PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS
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Examinations and Assignments:
Four short essays (2-3 pages) and a research paper, 12-15 pages long. |
| Instructor(s): Clawson,Mary Ann Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK404; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 8 | | |
| Seats Available: -2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 6 | FR: 0 |
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