SOC273: Social Change in Africa
3 credits
Problems and processes of social change in Africa. Theories of social change are evaluated in the context of Africa. Topics include: ethnicity; nationalism; rural and traditional social structures; urbanization and urban problems; class relations; state structures; state and civil society; social development.
Prerequisites: Sociology 101 or permission of instructor

SOC274: Social Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
3 credits
Problems and processes of social change in Latin America and the Caribbean. Various theories of social change are evaluated in the context of Latin America and the Caribbean. Topics include ethnic and race relations, migration (internal and external), state structures; state and civil society, interstate relations, problems of social development.
Prerequisites: Sociology 101 or permission of instructor

SOC275: Sociology of Asian Americas
3 credits
This course takes a sociological approach to Asian Americans in general and six major Asian ethnic groups in particular. Topics include the history of Asian immigration, historical cases of discrimination against Asian Americans, settlement patterns, occupational and economic adjustment, community organization and ethnicity, intergroup relations, and marriage and family life.
Prerequisites: Sociology 101

SOC279: Globalization: Social and Geographic Perspectives
3 credits
The components, causes, consequences, and implications of the process of globalization; structural, social, and cultural aspects of globalization; emergent patterns, historical context, and social geography of international inequality, poverty, social change, development, and regional integration; political, social movement, and policy responses; international cooperation and the role of the nonprofit sector.
Prerequisites: Sociology 101