<p>Lecture, three hours. Designed for graduate students. Survey of field of political sociology, oriented around critical themes in major theoretical traditions and contemporary exemplars. Special attention to competing perspectives on power, theory of state, and relationship of class structure to politics. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Sociology

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College of Letters and Science

Sociology is the study of the organization, dynamics, and consequences of social life.

General Catalog

Foundations of Political Sociology

SOCIOL233

4 units