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1 SOCI 3821W-001 – Social Movements and Social Change Fall 2010; TuTh 12:30-1:45; Lafayette Classroom Professor: Jeremiah Coldsmith Office Phone Number: 486-4279 Office Number: 111 Sociology E-mail Address: [email protected] Office Hours: TuTh 2-5 and W 9-5 Course Description: Welcome to Sociology 3821W. The primary objective of this course is to help you form an understanding of the study of reform, revolutionary, and other types of social movements; their origins, social bases, careers, and consequences. This course is designed to help you understand the development of theories and findings in the context of the shifting focus of an active academic area. By the end of this course you will have a preliminary but well rounded understanding of the social movements subfield in sociology. Also, because this is a writing intensive course, it will focus on helping you to become a better critical writer. “According to university-wide policies for W courses, you cannot pass this course unless you receive a passing grade for its writing components” (University Writing Center). Readings: You have one required text for this course. The text is intended to provide you with background and context for the other readings in the course. The text is: Snow, David A. and Sarah A. Soule. 2010. A Primer on Social Movements. New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company. Your other readings can be found on the University of Connecticut’s library website from the J-Stor article index. The full citation of each reading can be found on the date for which it should be read. You can use this information to access the article from J-Stor. These readings are either review articles written by the top scholars in the field or are original research. These readings are intended to provide you with a firsthand account of topics and issues relevant to the field of social movements. The reason I make you find your readings on your own is to force you to become familiar with some of the information gathering tools available from the University Library. The ability to use the Library’s resources is a skill that will not only help you in your academic career but also in many positions you hope to fill once your formal education has ended. 2 Assignments, Exams, and Grading: Policy on late and makeup work: Work can be handed in late or made up only if you make arrangements with me prior to the absence. Any unforeseeable absences must be documented in order for work to be accepted late or made up. Attendance: Attendance is not assigned any points in this course. However, we will be discussing complex issues and attempting to understand advanced material. Missing classes will likely result in you missing crucial information. Therefore, it is important that you attend every class, if you wish to do well in this course. Assignments: There are three take home writing assignments for this class. The assignments are intended for you to synthesize the materials covered in class and in the readings and for you to add your own thoughts and ideas on social movements and social movement theories. For each assignment you will be given two questions to consider. You can choose either question on which to write. The responses are to be 4-6 pages in length, double spaced, with one inch margins, and 12pt. Times New Roman font. You must bring 2 copies of your essay to class the day it is due. You will receive these questions one week before they are due. Each take home writing assignment is worth 100 points. On the day a take home writing assignment is due, you will hand one copy in to me and will be randomly assigned someone else to whom to give your essay. You will then critique the other person’s essay, focusing on the logic and the clarity of their argument. The critique should be no longer than two pages and is due one week after the writing assignment is turned in. Each critique is worth 50 points. After you receive your critiques from me and your fellow student, you will then have one week to improve your essay and turn it in again. Along with the improved essay, you must turn in both my and your fellow student’s critique and a separate document briefly explaining how you addressed your reviewer’s concerns. For this assignment you can earn up to 10 points back on your original essay. Grading: The class has a total of 450 points, which means the grade distribution breaks down as follows: 405-450 A 360-404 B 315-359 C 270-314 D 269 and below F 3 University Policies: Please see the Student Code available at: www.community.uconn.edu/student_code.html for information on academic integrity and issues of cheating and plagiarism. I hate filling out paperwork, so if I catch you cheating and I have to fill it out anyway, you can be sure I will be filling it out for the maximum penalties. Schedule of Classes: Day Topic Readings and Assignments Week 1 Tuesday, August 31st Introduction to the Course Thursday, September 2nd Week 2 Tuesday, September 7th Thursday, September 9th Defining Social Movements Snow and Soule Ch1 Defining Social Movements – Social Problems Blumer, Herbert. (1971) “Social Problems as Collective Behavior.” Social Problems. Vol. 18, pp. 298-306 Defining Social Movements – Social Organizations McCarthy, J. and M. Zald. (1977) “Resource Mobilization and Social Movements: A Partial Theory.” American Journal of Sociology. Vol. 82, pp. 1212-41 Note: Paper 1 questions handed out. Week 3 Tuesday, September 14th Early Studies of Social Movements Young, James T. (1903) “The Basis of Present Reform Movements.” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Vol. 21, pp. 86-99 AND Boettiger, L. A. (1924) “Organic Theory of Social Reform Movements.” Journal of Social Forces. Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 60-64 Thursday, September 16th 1st Paper Due and Discussion 4 Week 4 Tuesday, September 21st Origins of Social Movements and Deprivation and Breakdown Theories Snow and Soule Ch2 AND Ch3 AND Useem, Bert. (1998) “Breakdown Theories of Collective Action.” Annual Review of Sociology. Vol. 24, pp. 215-38 AND Useem, Bert. (1985) “Disorganization and the New Mexico Prison Riot of 1980.” American Sociological Review. Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 677-88 Thursday, September 23rd Week 5 Tuesday, September 28th Thursday, September 30th Week 6 Tuesday, October 5th Thursday, October 7th Week 7 Tuesday, October 12th Thursday, October 14th 1st Paper Critiques Due and Discussion Resource Mobilization Theory Jenkins, Craig. (1983) “Resource Mobilization Theory and the Study of Social Movements.” Annual Review of Sociology. Vol. 9, pp. 527-53 1st Paper Corrections Due and Discussion Political Opportunity Structure Jenkins, Craig and C. Perrow. (1977) “Insurgency of the Powerless: Farm Worker Movements, 1946-1972.” American Sociological Review. Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 249-68 Social Movement Participation Snow and Soule Ch4 Biographical Availability McAdam, Doug. (1986) “Recruitment to High-Risk Activism: The Case of Freedom Summer.” American Journal of Sociology. Vol. 92, No. 1, pp. 64-90 Social Psychology and Resource Mobilization Klandermans, Bert. (1984) “Mobilization and Participation: SocialPsychological Expansions of Resource Mobilization Theory.” American Sociological Review. Vol. 49 pp. 583-600. Note: Paper 2 questions handed out. 5 Week 8 Tuesday, October 19th Thursday, October 21st Week 9 Tuesday, October 26th Other Reasons for Participation Oliver, Pamela. (1984) “’If You Don’t Do It, Nobody Else Will’: Active and Token Contributors to Local Collective Action.” American Sociological Review. Vol. 49 pp.601-610. 2nd Paper Due and Discussion Framing Snow, David, E. B. Rochford, Jr, S. K. Worden, and Robert Benford. (1986) “Frame Alignment Processes, Micromobilization, and Movement Participation.” American Sociological Review. Vol. 51, pp. 464-81. AND Benford, Robert and David Snow. (2000) “Framing Processes and Social Movements: An Overview and Assessment.” Annual Review of Sociology. Vol. 26, pp. 611-40 Thursday, October 28th Week 10 Tuesday, November 2nd Thursday, November 4th Week 11 Tuesday, November 9th 2nd Paper Critiques Due and Discussion Social Movement Dynamics Snow and Soule Ch5 2nd Paper Corrections Due and Discussion Waves of Protest Koopmans, Ruud. (1993) “The Dynamics of Protest Waves: West Germany, 1965-1989.” American Sociological Review. Vol. 58 pp. 637658. AND Minkoff, Debra C. (1997) “The Sequencing of Social Movements.” American Sociological Review. Vol. 62 pp. 779-799. Thursday, November 11th Ecology and Social Movements Olzak, Susan and S.C. Noah Uhrig. (2001) “The Ecology of Tactical Overlap.” American Sociological Review. Vol. 66 pp. 694-717. Note: Paper 3 questions handed out. 6 Week 12 Tuesday, November 16th Social Movement Outcomes Snow and Soule Ch6 AND Earl, Jennifer. (2000) “Methods, Movements, and Outcomes.” Research in Social Movements, Conflicts, and Change. Vol. 22 pp. 3-25. (Not available from J-Stor. I’ll show you how to find this one.) Thursday, November 18th 3rd Paper Due and Discussion Week 13 Tuesday, November 23rd Thanksgiving Break Thursday, November 25th Thanksgiving Break Week 14 Tuesday, November 30th Thursday, December 2nd Week 15 Tuesday, December 7th Political Outcomes King, Brayden, Marie Cornwall, and Eric C. Dahlin. (2005) “Winning Woman Suffrage One Step at a Time: Social Movements and the Logic of the Legislative Process.” Social Forces. Vol. 83 pp. 1211-1234. 3rd Paper Critiques Due and Discussion Individual Outcomes McAdam, Doug. 1989. "The Biographical Consequences of Activism." American Sociological Review 54:744-760. AND Taylor, Verta and Nicole C. Raeburn. 1995. “Identity Politics as High Risk Activism: Career Consequences for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Sociologists.” Social Problems 42:252-273. Thursday, December 9th 3rd Paper Corrections Due and Discussion Thursday, December 16th Final Exam would be -- 10:30-12:30