COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing or ( SOC 181 , SOC/C&E SOC 140 , 210 , or 211 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the emergence of collective behavior such as fads, panics, riots, and social movements. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply social science concepts and tools to understand how individual actions are shaped by social structures and relationships. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate classical and contemporary theories of collective behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Interpret empirical research and case studies involving collective behavior by synthesizing theoretical insights with real-world observations. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critically assess the role of micro-level motives (e.g., emotions, social comparison, influence, and habits) in producing macro-level outcomes in collective behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain the role of social capital, social influence, and organizational dynamics in facilitating or constraining collective action. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Construct sociological analyses of contemporary or historical episodes of collective behavior. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze the emergence of collective behavior such as fads, panics, riots, and social movements. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply social science concepts and tools to understand how individual actions are shaped by social structures and relationships. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate classical and contemporary theories of collective behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Interpret empirical research and case studies involving collective behavior by synthesizing theoretical insights with real-world observations. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critically assess the role of micro-level motives (e.g., emotions, social comparison, influence, and habits) in producing macro-level outcomes in collective behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain the role of social capital, social influence, and organizational dynamics in facilitating or constraining collective action. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Construct sociological analyses of contemporary or historical episodes of collective behavior. Audience: Undergraduate