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2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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HIST-324 United States Labor History


3 cr.
Contemporary Issues, Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
Repeatable for Credit: No
Evolution of work and the changing circumstances of workers in the U.S.: First Industrial Revolution through the 1990s; analysis of race/ethnicity and gender in the rise of unions, the creation of the managerial class, communes, agriculture, technology, and the service sector. Exploration of the ethics of labor rights in a democracy and limitations on “free” labor.
Must be Sophomore level or higher



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