Course Title
Sociology of Global Human Rights
Course Description
This course is intended as an introduction to human rights through a sociological perspective. Sociologists explore the social conditions under which human rights legislation is drafted, interpreted, enforced, and violated. The major element of a sociological understanding of human rights is the study of the myriad ways in which the international human rights regime is socially constructed and enacted. We will study the philosophical foundations of human rights doctrine, its historical development, its practical enactment and its discursive flexibility. Using certain examples taken from recent news items and world events, we will study how the discourse of human rights is realized, or failed to realize, in contemporary social reality all around the world. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and SOCI-101 or SOCI-311. 4SH CC: Diversity Intensive, Writing Intensive.
Course Types
Standard (STAND), Diversity Intensive (INDIV), Writing Intensive (INWRT)
Semester Hours
4