"Political Sociology" - Topics in Sociological Analysis

Instructors

• Anthony S Chen - 847/467-0515 - 1808 Chicago Ave., Room 105

Meeting Info

• Parkes Hall 222 - Tu 3:00PM - 6:00PM

• Overview of class

  This class is a short, selective introduction to political sociology. Among the topics considered include the political mobilization of organized business in the seventies; American business and the conservative movement; pharmaceutical and financial regulation; and the relationship between organized business, partisan politics, public policy, and rising levels of economic inequality at the end of the twentieth century.

• Learning Objectives

  Students will have a deeper understanding of how to reason sociologically about political life, and they will have a greater familiarity with key issues in the sociological analysis of American politics since the Second World War.

• Teaching Method

  Class participationDiscussionReadingsWriting assignments

• Evaluation Method

  Class participationPapersWriting assignmentsSeveral books will be assigned. There will also be a coursepack. Readings from the coursepack will additionally be made available on Blackboard.

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