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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOCIOL 335 - Politics in the Digital Age

Formerly Political Sociology
3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
From fake news to Facebook feuds, politics today can seem like a mess. This course works to make sense of it using classic and current research in political sociology. This course tackles big questions of the day such as how think tanks and lobbying work, how social movements like the Arab Spring and Black Lives Matter happen, and whether people are becoming move polarized online. Students will improve their understanding of political institutions and civil society, engage current events with evidence-based analysis, and learn to research and write more effectively about matters of public concern.

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCIOL 101  (and SOCIOL 102  for sociology majors)

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