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SOC 235: Global Transformations

(1 Unit)
Prerequisite: ANTH 105  or SOC 101 or permission of instructor.
Is “globalization” just a marketing slogan or does it actually describe a process involving profound change in life on this planet? Topics include communication and transportation technologies, political and economic developments, commerce and consumerism in the modern world. Considers relationships between the global and the local and explores whether the changes associated with globalization are best considered as progress or problem. Staff.