This course will investigate how the U.S. society, and select communities and individuals within it, conceptualized, organized, and practiced various forms of sexuality, from the World War II era to the present. For Undergraduates and Graduates 415. Organizations, Industries and the State. Section 201 - Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Through brief tours of organizational studies, political sociology, and economic sociology, this course will explore key factors that shape organization and industry and the effects that variation in the two have on society.
Coursework involves two take-home essay exams and participation in class discussion.
Section 201 - Making Social Change Happen. Social movements and collective action have been a distinctive feature of American political culture. Many of the great changes in our society have come as a result of social movement activity. The purpose of this course is to examine why certain social movements have met with success, while others have not. The course will be broken up into three sections.