SOCI328

This course studies communities and the ways in which they change. We will explore the claim by many scholars that the transition from agricultural to industrial society destroyed earlier forms of human solidarity. The course will present the environmentalist, sustainable perspectives on community and their relation to contemporary critiques of "progress". Special attention will be given to the impact of social class, race, gender, corporate economics, and culture on community life both nationally and globally. Finally, we will evaluate emerging alternatives for community change. This is a required course for Sociology majors and recommended for Social Science contract majors.