SST 221
Public Attitudes Am Democracy
Grinnell College · UGRD · Fall 2026
Catalog description
Also listed as POL-221. This course examines the attitudes of the American public on liberty, equality and liberal democratic institutions using the Grinnell College National Poll. Students will study core democratic principles and contemporary challenges to democracy, design poll questions to examine attitudes about these principles in the American public, and analyze responses to those questions after the poll is fielded. Note: when taken as POL-221, this course satisfies the American politics distribution requirement of the Political Science Major. Prerequisite: MAT-115, SST-115 or STA-209 if taken as SST. POL-101 and MAT-115, SST-115 or STA-209 if taken as POL.
Sections
Current meeting, instructor, credit, and enrollment details
01
8 openSeats: 17/25 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 3:48 PM- Days & times
- Mo We Fr · 2:40 – 4:00 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 27 – Dec 18
- Location
- Humanities and Social Studies S3321
- Instructor
- Peter Hanson
Section notes
Cross-list POL-221-01. Develop an informed critical or theoretical perspective on the social impact of data collection, including the social construction of data production, and the use of algorithmic techniques to process that data.