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Politics in the Digital Age
Course #: SOCIOL 335
Description:
From fake news to Facebook feuds, politics today can seem like a mess. This course works to make sense of it using classic and current research in political sociology. This course tackles big questions of the day such as how think tanks and lobbying work, how social movements like the Arab Spring and Black Lives Matter happen, and whether people are becoming move polarized online. Students will improve their understanding of political institutions and civil society, engage current events with evidence-based analysis, and learn to research and write more effectively about matters of public concern.
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102