SOC 230: The Sociology of Political Polarization: Bigots and Snowflakes

Course Description

Communicating across ideological and political divides has become increasingly difficult and conversations that touch sensitive topics (like race, gender, or immigration) often lead nowhere. This is, in part, due to a collective tendency to oversimplify problems that are anything but simple. In this course, we examine the prevalence, nature, and sources of these communication breakdowns. Our class is an informed exploration of the kind of society we want to live in, where we currently stand, and how we might get closer to where we want to be.