INST 2006 - Dimensions of Culture and Society

Hours: 3
Exploring the ways that social structures and cultural values and expectations shape, and are shaped by, individuals, groups, and the broader social institutions with which we interact on a daily basis. Using essential social, economic and political concepts and theories, exploring the ways that national and global unequal distributions of wealth and power are manifested in “public goods” such as healthcare, citizenship, education, work, housing, environment and food security, and technology. Through this exploration, a deep consideration of how this diverse social landscape variously shapes our own lives as well as the diverse experiences of racial, ethnic, class, gender, and sexual identity groups nationally and globally.

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INST 2006 - Dimensions of Culture and Society