RELI 206 - Social Change in the Black and Latino Communities

1 unit(s)

(Same as AFRS 206 and SOCI 206) An examination of social issues in the Black and Latino communities: poverty and welfare, segregated housing, drug addiction, unemployment and underemployment, immigration problems and the prison system. Social change strategies from community organization techniques and poor people’s protest movements to more radical urban responses are analyzed. Attention is given to religious resources in social change.

Not offered in 2014/15.

One 2.5-hour period.