SOC 240 - Social Movements

4 credits (Fall or Spring)

This survey of contemporary social movements focuses on the processes of social and cultural change, collective group behavior, and the process and critiques of reform revolution and social movement change. We will examine definitions and theories of reform, revolution, and social movements and make comparative analyses of goals and ideologies and their development, inside and beyond the boundaries of the United States.

Prerequisite: SOC 111.
Note: Plus-2 option available. Not offered every year.
Instructor: Haenfler, Scott