AMST 3012

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AMST 3012
The Politics of Poverty in the U.S.

Course information provided by the 2018-2019 Catalog.

Poverty is a phenomenon of enduring importance with significant implications for democratic governance. This course explores contemporary poverty in America, with a particular emphasis on its political causes and consequences. What is the proper role of government in addressing poverty? Under what conditions are the poor able to gain power despite their relative lack of privilege? What is the relationship between race and poverty? How do notions of "culture" shape conceptualizations of the poor? We will tackle these questions by drawing on insights from seminal texts in political science and sociology, supplemented with journalistic accounts of poverty.


Distribution Category (SBA-AS)

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3012

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16798 AMST 3012   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16799 AMST 3012   DIS 201

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16800 AMST 3012   DIS 202

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16801 AMST 3012   DIS 203

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16802 AMST 3012   DIS 204

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18827 AMST 3012   DIS 205

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18828 AMST 3012   DIS 206

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person