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166-085 Culture, Power, Action: The Sociology of Social Movements | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-257/357. Students who have completed 166-257/357 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Kevin McDonald |
Prerequisites | Normally Sociology 1A and Sociology 1B. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines major sociological approaches to the analysis of contemporary social movements and collective mobilisation, explored with reference to postindustrial societies of North America, Europe and Australia, as well as to the social movements of the Asia- Pacific region. Major sociological frameworks of analysis are examined, from theories of resource mobilisation and opportunity structures, to cognitive framing and theories of on new social movements. Research strategies framed by each these orientations are examined through a series of case studies. Key movements examined are the women's movement, ecology movement, labour movements and ethnic and gay mobilisation. The sociology of counter movements is also examined, based on sociological explorations of terrorism, racism and communitarianism. The subject involves a fieldwork exercise. |
Assessment | A book review, and an essay and fieldwork report totalling 4000 words. |
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