Sociology of Persecution
SOC 678 investigates persecution through the lens of perpetrator motivations, policy machinery, state agent behaviors, and victim strategies.
Summary
Historical reviews of Ivan Ermakoff: Students must complete a massive amount of reading per week to participate in class discussions and succeed on the cumulative final exam.
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Prerequisites
Course mapJunior standing and (SOC 181,SOC/C&E SOC 140, 210, or 211), or graduate/professional standing
- SOC 181
- C&ESOC/SOC 140
- C&ESOC/SOC 210
- C&ESOC/SOC 211
- Junior standing
- graduate/professional standing
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- SOC 181
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- C&ESOC/SOC 140
- C&ESOC/SOC 210
- C&ESOC/SOC 211
- Junior standing
- graduate/professional standing
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Ivan Ermakoff: Ivan Ermakoff is described as an excellent, smart, and consistent lecturer who fosters discussion in small classes. Reviewers highlight his engaging teaching style and fair grading, though they note the course requires significant weekly reading to succeed in class discussions and on the cumulative final exam.
IVAN ERMAKOFF is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Ivan Ermakoff describe an excellent, interesting course centered on discussion and analysis of substantial readings, though the material can be dark and the workload heavy.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 3.62 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.75 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2024: 2.73 GPA, 45.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Ivan Ermakoff: Students must complete a massive amount of reading per week to participate in class discussions and succeed on the cumulative final exam.
Historical reviews of Ivan Ermakoff: Reviewers found the class great and the professor smart and consistent, noting that doing the reading is essential for success despite the difficulty.
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