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  • SOCI 1701 Online Summer Session 1 Gen Ed

    ONLINE Summer Session 1 Gen. Ed. - SOCI 1701

     

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    Summer Session 1

     

    ONLINE

     

    SOCI 1701

     

    Society in Global Perspective

     

    Dates: June 1 – July 2

     

    Instructor: Dr. Bandana Purkayastha

     

    Course Description:

     

    Economic, political, social and cultural processes in globalization. The world economy, the autonomy of nation-states, the role of the media, and the social and environmental problems of societies in a world context. 

     

    This course will help you to develop a sociological perspective on the global flows of people, technologies, resources, media, ideas and activism that link contemporary societies.  Among the topics are the discussions about world cup soccer, addressing violence against women as a violation of human rights, the reproductive assembly line, and environmental justice activism.

     

    View Syllabus at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mp-n5mKRWylwmraQE2HN3kMiG7wrIPJC

     

    For more information, contact: Bandana Purkayastha at bandana.purkayastha@uconn.edu
    For more information, contact: Bandana Purkayastha at bandana.purkayastha@uconn.edu

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