SOC 2010 - Sociology of Genocide
3 Credits
Explores the cultural, historical and sociological factors that have led to the haunting problem of genocide in the 20th and 21st centuries and promotes knowledge of how to prevent future genocides based on scholarly research, media analyses, case studies, and first-hand testimonials. This course seeks to address what can be done to make the frequent quote, “Never Again” a greater reality.
Major Content Areas
Aftermath, consequences and prevention of genocide: 20% Warning signs of potential genocide: 20% Global responses to Genocide - Individual and collective: 20% Historical, political, social, economic, and cultural factors of genocides: 20% Overview of 20th and 21st Century Genocides: 20%
Learning Outcomes
1.Describe how social inequality and stratification have historically influenced genocide and the individuals that have experienced it.2.Describe how social inequality and stratification viewed from an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and socio-historical perspective promotes genocide analysis.3.Compare and contrast different theoretical perspectives related to the analysis of genocide.4.Articulate how processes of social stratification create social hierarchies leading to genocide.5.Critically evaluate the role that economic, legal, political, and social institutions have historic
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
09 - Ethical/Civic Resp 05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci
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