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Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Social Change

Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Social Change

This course is part of Introduction to Sociology Specialization

Instructor: Pearson

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

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3 hours to complete

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Analyze theories of social change and the impact of technology, social movements, and progress on society and the environment.

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Discover how individuals working together can create large-scale social movements and drive significant societal change. This course examines the power of collective behavior, exploring how social movements form, function, and ultimately reshape our world. By the end of this course, you will be able to analyze how collective action achieves common goals, understanding that all large-scale change is ultimately the result of individuals working together.

In this course, we examine the impact of collective behavior. First, we start by considering how social movements form and function. Then, we focus on how social change occurs through collective behavior. By the end of the course, you will understand that all large-scale change, like environmental change, is ultimately the result of individuals working together towards a common goal.

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1 video2 assignments4 app items4 plugins

1 videoTotal 3 minutes

Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and The Environment3 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Graded Quiz30 minutes
Practice Quiz30 minutes

4 app itemsTotal 110 minutes

Reading: Collective Behavior pp. 641-65530 minutes
Reading: Social Movements pp. 656-66825 minutes
Reading: Social Change pp. 671-69035 minutes
Reading: Transformations pp. 691-70020 minutes

4 pluginsTotal 20 minutes

Interactive: Forms of Collective Behavior5 minutes
Interactive: Types of Social Movements5 minutes
Interactive: How Technology is Changing Social Life5 minutes
Interactive: How Industrialization is Related to Environmental Problems5 minutes

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