SOCI 241 - American Urbanism

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Environmental Studies
Next Offered: 2011-2012
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS, CD
Explore a century of American hopes and fears about cities through the archetypes of Chicago and Los Angeles. Learn to see cities as built environments, ways of life, sources of community, and political economies. These paradigms ground our discussions of forces that shape cities and define American culture, including: race and residential segregation, technology, suburbanization, immigration, and gentrification. Central to this course are documentary films, field trips and curiosity about the cities you know.

 
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: G. Mattson
Consent of the Instructor Required? No
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One course in Sociology or ENVS.