WMST 52G - Grassroots Democracy: The Basics of Grassroots Organizing

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De Anza College

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Description:

(Formerly Women's Studies 52A.) Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. (Also listed as Social Sciences 52G. Student may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.) Two hours lecture. (Students who receive credit for the parent course, Social Science/Women's Studies 17, may not also receive credit for Social Science/Women's Studies 52G. Additionally, students may only receive a maximum of four units credit for any combination of Social Science/Women's Studies 52G, 52H, 52I, and 52J. None of the modular courses are repeatable for credit.) Explores the literature and practice of community, issue and electoral organizing as it has developed in the United States. Particular emphasis will be placed on theories and techniques of leadership development, mass mobilization, and strategic and tactical action arising out of such popular social movements as the labor movement, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, the gay rights movement, the peace movement, the environmental movement, the right-to-life and Christian evangelical movements, the anti-tax movement, and the student movement.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.deanza.edu/

Phone Number:

(408) 864-5678

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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