SOCY 4510 - Advanced Study of Social Change

Historical change of societies from one epoch to another (e.g., from feudalism to capitalism) and from one stage to another (e.g., competitive capitalism to monopoly capitalism), with focus on attendant social processes such as development of the working class, the rise of the corporation, the expanding role of the state, the irrationality of growth, and economic crises and imperialism. Prereq: SOCY 1001 or permission of the instructor. Semester Hours: 3 to 3