GRI 344 - Social Movements and Collective Behavior

(3 units) CO10, CO11

Analysis of the social bases of collective behavior and social movements. Examination of social, political, religious and popular movements. (GRI 344 and SOC 345 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): SOC 101.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate how issues of equity and justice motivate many social movements.
2. explain how identities relating to class, race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. shape social movements.
3. apply various theoretical perspectives to questions surrounding the formation and perpetuation of social movements, with attention to how diversity and equity play a role.
4. identify major social movements in countries other than the United States, and analyze their unique motives, strategies, and structural constraints.
5. describe and analyze how social movements have altered the political landscape throughout the world and shaped global social relations.
6. explain how social movements today extend beyond national boundaries and become, in effect, global social movements.

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