IDSD 154 : Social Movement Theory

Examines how various forms of collective behavior (e.g., fads, panics, riots, and social movements) emerge. Employ diverse fields of social science, including sociology (social movements, organizational behavior, social networks) in understanding their view of social movements and the role they play in bringing forth social change and equality, particularly in the U.S. This course will specifically focus on the collective behaviors, collective actions, within social movements such as the Civil Rights to LGBT movement to Black Lives Matter movements