SOC 035 - The Labor Movement

    Recent Professors
    Shigueru Tsuha, Jake Alimahomed-Wilson
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    5.2Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4J · CSU GE Area D0
    Description
    The course presents a sociological and historical analysis of labor movements in the United States and their effects upon American society. The course introduces students to distinctions among different forms of labor (forced and free), the role of markets and the State in regulating labor, and the effects of external factors (Industrial Revolution, abolition of chattel slavery, the Great Depression, war, glo- balization) and internal (to the laboring class) factors (competition among work- ers, ideologies, social and political organization) affecting the development of labor movements.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 9:35am–11:00am