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COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR

SOC 543
Course Description

Emergence of various forms of collective behavior from social interactions, collective action problem, game theory, prospect theory, social networks, network effects, information cascade, increasing returns, social influence, epidemics, social movements, mass media.

Prerequisites

Junior standing or (SOC 181 , C&ESOC/SOC 140 , C&ESOC/SOC 210 , or C&ESOC/SOC 211 )

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.35

4.14% from Historical

Completion Rate
95.65%

-2.22% from Historical

A Rate
47.83%

79.59% from Historical

Class Size
23

-37.5% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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