TransfermaticSOC at Chaffey College

    SOC 26 - Introduction to Latin American Societies

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    Difficulty
    5.9Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4G · CSU GE Area D7
    Description
    Survey of the Latin American societies in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Examination of the patterns of social, economic, political, and cultural change in modern Latin America, and the multidimensional legacies of conquest. Analysis of U.S.-Latin American relations and symbiotic influences. Study of cultural diversity, race, and gender as reflected in religion, art, literature, music, and film. Scrutiny of the influence of race, gender, class divisions, and social conditions as stimuli for cultural change, social movements, revolutions, civil wars, dictatorships, and democracy. Application of sociological perspectives to the study of Latin American societies.