Mar 14, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

SOC 455 - Social Movements and Social Change



Sociological understanding of social movements and social change. Focuses on movements in the United States and around the world struggling over issues such as ethnicity, race, religion, and civil rights. Introduces theories and concepts about social movements emphasizing historical and cultural context, movement formation, organization, participants, ideology, and effects.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: SOC 101  or SOC 102  
Notes: Satisfies Multicultural and Social Science Requirement. This course is crosslisted with SOC 655. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.