SOC-251 Social Movements and Collective Behavior

GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Broad examination of social movements, considering movement emergence, movements’ influence on social institutions, and movement success and failure. Special emphasis on framing, counter-framing collective identities, and internal dynamics of solidarity and division. A wide variety of case studies will be highlighted, ranging from the civil rights movement to transnational anti-systemic movements today. 4 credits.