Social Movements

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Overview

Subject area

SOCY.

Catalog Number

3605

Course Title

Social Movements

Department(s)

Description

3 hours; 3 creditsStudy of collective action motivated by political goals. Basic structuresof social movements in the U.S. and internationally. Role of leadership,tactics, strategy, resource moibilization, cultural frames, opportunitystructures, cycles of protest and reform, interaction with the media,globalization and international diffusion.Prerequisite: SOCY *1101 [5] or SOCY 1200 or SOCY 1201 or permission of the chairperson.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

013301

Course Schedule