SOCY 421 - Women and Men in the World System

Institution:

University of Maryland-Global Campus

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Description:

Prerequisite: six credits of Sociology or permission of department. Critical overview of major approaches to development (modernization, dependency, world-systems) within comparative sociology. Impact on empirical research and the design and implementation of strategies of development. Salient topics in the comparative sociology of development including: democratization, trends in world income inequalities, structural adjustment programs, and changing patterns of labor force participation by women and men.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umgc.edu

Phone Number:

(301) 985-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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