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Research Paper on a Social Movement

For the final paper, each student will write a 6-8-page (double spaced, excluding title and reference pages) typewritten paper. In the paper, you should use social movement theory and concepts to analyze a social movement of your choice. Students are expected to choose a social movement that was not covered in class. For this paper, you are also required to read and incorporate at least 4 additional academic sources (articles or books) that were not assigned on the syllabus.

This assignment is effectively both a research project and an open-book final exam, as you are being asked to research a social movement AND to demonstrate your understanding of the social movement and the theories we have studied in this course.

American Sociological Association. 2019. American Sociological Association Style Guide. 6th edition. Washington D.C: American Sociological Association.

Goodwin, Jeff and James M. Jasper. 2015. Social Movements: Cases and Concepts. Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell. [This book is available online via the UCSB library].

Staggenborg, Suzanne. 2015. Social Movements. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Additional readings are available online at Gaucho Space and are listed in order by week in the course schedule.