Introduction to Sociology/Human Rights

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.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. 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