SOC

431

Political Sociology

(

3

cr)

Same as POLS 431. Prerequisites: 9 hours of social sciences, and junior or senior standing. Offered in fall.

Social bases of various political systems such as Western-type democracy, authoritarianism, and totalitarianism. Topics include: determinants of political behavior, power, elite formation, bureaucracy, and the political role of the military and intellectuals in Third World societies.
 

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