Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: THE SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP: ELITES AND SOCIETY

Department: Sociology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course explores the rise, reign, and fall of leading groups in human societies (the powerful, the influential, the celebrated, the stars) with emphasis on the contemporary United States. Particular themes to be addressed include power, wealth, fame, and status as well as leadership failures, moral dilemmas, and issues of accountability. Cross-list: LEAD 375.