SOC-373 Seminar on the Constitution and Social Policy.
The United States Constitution is frequently invoked in public and institutional debates over social policy. For example, constitutional arguments have been raised in recent and ongoing policy debates concerning gun violence, marriage recognition, corporate personhood, and education. This course examines the relationship between the Constitution and social policy in American society, considering the ways in which broad social problems and conflicts (and their proposed resolutions) are shaped by American legal discourse.
Seminar (12)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
One social science course or consent of instructor.
Offered
Spring