SOC-305 Urban America

Cities are thus prime research sites to analyze everyday 21st-century American life, as many of Americans’ identities and daily lives are strongly tied to urban spaces and shaped by their economic, social and cultural powers. This course particularly focuses on contemporary urban issues in American cities, such as industrialization and modern cities, suburbanization, gentrification, poverty, ethnicity, urban branding, and globalization.

Maximum Enrollment

Seminar (12)

(Seminar.)

Credits

1

Prerequisite

one course in sociology or consent of instructor

Offered

Spring