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SOCY 167Development and Underdevelopment

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Examines contemporary debates about development in the Third World: alternative meanings of development, recent work on the impact of colonial rule, how some economies have industrialized, ideas about agrarian change, and recent research on paths out of poverty. Students work in pairs to examine a development in one country since World War II. SOCY 15 recommended.

Prerequisites

Enrollment is restricted to sophomore, junior, and senior majors, proposed majors, and minors in sociology, anthropology, politics, global economics, digital justice studies (formerly GISES), and Latin American studies/sociology combined majors.

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When it runs

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

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