Course description
Global Social Change
What possibilities exist for a fairer world? Can one person truly make a difference? In this social sciences course, we sample the possibilities and limits of social change in an interconnected, inequitable global landscape.
This course features in-depth examinations of the rise of garment work for Bangladeshi women, a labor strike in a Mexican suit factory, anti-sweatshop activism in China, and a chat with the president of one of the oldest textile manufacturers in the U.S.
Global Sociology is recommended but not required. Let’s start to understand how social change really works.
Who should attend?
Prerequisites
None
Course delivery details
This course is offered through Wellesley College, a partner institute of EdX.
2-3 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$49
- Audit Track - Free
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
- How globalization transforms local communities
- How the conditions of labor exploitation vary across countries and times
- How activism and protest fit into the study of global sociology
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