2021 Fall SOCIOL 116AC 001 LEC 001

Course Catalog Description

This course provides a broad, inter-disciplinary overview of the U.S. labor movement in the fight for social and economic justice. It will introduce students to critiques of racial capitalism and the power dynamics inherent in paid work, while considering why and how workers form unions in response. One of the primary objectives of this course is to develop a theoretical and analytical understanding of contemporary workers’ experiences of work in the U.S. shaped by race, class, gender, sexuality, immigration status, language, religion, and other social constructs. There will be a special comparative focus on the role of structures and the space for agency and mobilization in the Latinx, Black and Asian American communities.

Class Description

This course provides a broad, inter-disciplinary overview of the U.S. labor movement in the fight for social and economic justice. It will introduce students to critiques of racial capitalism and the power dynamics inherent in paid work, while considering why and how workers form unions in response. One of the primary objectives of this course is to develop a theoretical and analytical understanding of contemporary workers’ experiences of work in the U.S. shaped by race, class, gender, sexuality, immigration status, language, religion, and other social constructs. There will be a special comparative focus on the role of structures and the space for agency and mobilization in the Latinx, Black and Asian American communities.

Class Notes

Enrollment in Soc 116AC requires concurrent enrollment in a one-unit Berkeley Changemaker: Independent Study Practicum in Labor Research for Action and Policy (L-RAP), either Public Policy 199C (PubPol C199C: 34027) or Ethnic Studies (EthStd C199C: 34035). Your enrollment in the Practicum will be d.. show more

Enrollment in Soc 116AC requires concurrent enrollment in a one-unit Berkeley Changemaker: Independent Study Practicum in Labor Research for Action and Policy (L-RAP), either Public Policy 199C (PubPol C199C: 34027) or Ethnic Studies (EthStd C199C: 34035). Your enrollment in the Practicum will be displayed on CalCentral by the end of August. show less

Rules & Requirements

Credit Restrictions

Students will receive no credit for SOCIOL 116AC after completing PUB POL 160AC. A deficient grade in SOCIOL 116AC may be removed by taking PUB POL 160AC.