A comparative analysis of socio-economic and political change, focusing on the poor countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Offers both a basic descriptive understanding of processes of change in these countries and an introduction to major theoretical perspectives on development and globalization.

Development and globalization are terms that frequently come up in political debates over the economy, rising unemployment, poverty and inequality to name just a few. But, what do these words mean? These terms, or at least the phenomena that they represent, are contested. In this course we will consider the various debates over development and globalization from post-WWII to the present, how the global economy and relationships between and within nations have changed during this period, the actors involved in shaping the nature of this change, and the social and environmental impacts of the prevailing way of conceiving of and structuring development and globalization.

All Sociology upper division course seats are reserved for declared Sociology majors ONLY. In phase II (7/18/22), we will open up seating to accommodate most majors.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills