POL 3323 is also offered in Fall 2023
POL 3323 is also offered in Fall 2022
Fall 2019 | POL 3323 Section 001: Political Tolerance in the United States (32950)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 230
- Enrollment Status:
Open (70 of 83 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Intergroup conflict continues to be one of the defining fault lines in American politics. Most obviously, the existence of racial inequality has consequences for any given individual's social and economic standing. However, it also has had an enormous impact on the pattern of attitudes and beliefs that have served as the backdrop for many of society's most pressing political debates and conflicts. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to how political scientists have studied ethno-racial attitudes and the larger problem of inter-ethnic conflict in American society.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?lavine+POL3323+Fall2019
- Class Description:
- Political tolerance is the willingness to extend basic rights and civil liberties to persons and groups whose viewpoints differ from one's own. In this era of political discontent, much of the roots of our discussion are premised on a understanding of opposing viewpoints. In this class we address the following questions: What is political tolerance and how important is it for the health or viability of democracy? What is the relationship between various political ideologies and tolerance? How politically tolerant are Americans, both masses and elites, what are the roots of political intolerance, and what implications does this have for democratic government and democratic theories? How do Americans compare with other countries and what does this tell us about the roots of intolerance? How does liberal democracy compare with other ideologies and what does that tell us about the importance of tolerance to a free society? In answering these questions, we will use the lens of various movements to focus our study, including but not limited to Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation.
- Class Format:
- 70% Lecture
30% Discusion
- Workload:
- 50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32950/1199
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 8 November 2018
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