< Introduction to Sociology

Introduction

Key Issues in the Field

Dominant Perspectives

Research Examples

Recent research suggests that one key element in predicting societal instability is a "democracy gap." In countries where the populace have expectations for higher levels of political freedoms than they actually have, there are greater odds of revolutions and riots, like those that began in the Arab Spring in 2010.[1] This suggests a growing awareness of human rights and political freedoms around the world, including in authoritarian and dictatorial countries.

Race and Human Rights

Class and Human Rights

Gender and Human Rights

Points of View: Micro-Meso-Macro

Applying Knowledge

Further Readings

Questions for Discussion

  1. ↑ Sheafer, Tamir, and Shaul Shenhav. 2013. “Political Culture Congruence and Political Stability Revisiting the Congruence Hypothesis with Prospect Theory.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 57(2):232–57.
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