2010-2011 Academic Catalog

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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC 085 - The Corporate Planet

Type of Course: First-Year Seminar

This seminar will examine the global influence of transnational corporations. Large corporations rose to prominence in the post-Civil War era and, since, have had an enormous impact on social, political, and economic systems within this country. More recently, in the emerging age of globalization, their effects have become increasingly international. We will pay particular attention to both the historical rise to power of modern corporations and their contemporary impacts (often negative) on the populations of both rich and poor nations. Special attention will be devoted to the environmental impacts of corporate activities.

Instructor: Mr. London

When Offered: offered periodically

Faculty: Bruce London, Ph.D. - Professor of Sociology