AS 3200 - Working America

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

America has often been thought of as a classless society, though early in U.S. history with the rise of wage labor and industrialism, Americans became increasingly divided by class. This course examines working Americans from the colonial era to the present. It examines how workers-men and women; white, black and ethnic-lived, how they worked, and how they played. Attention is given to the rise of mass production, and how mass production and consumption changed working Americans' lives. The variety of political, cul- tural and economic ways that workers sought to better their lives is also explored. Prerequisite: ECII

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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