Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Apr 25, 2024  
Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

SOA 271 - Social Movements (4 Cr.)

(formerly SOC 271)
This course provides an understanding of social movements with an emphasis on questions about social movements and their historical context in the United States. The course explores movement formation, organization, participants, ideology, and effects of various movements, including the civil rights movement, women’s liberation movement, anti-war protests, and environmental movements. This course also explores movements around the world among societies struggling over issues with race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, and the environment. Prerequisite: SOA 100  or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. Offered 2020-2021 and alternate years. Salvaggio.