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Nov 24, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HIST 0273 - Labor & Economic History
This course focuses on economic and labor issues and their impact on American society from 1870 to today. In an unusual approach, we begin with the present and work backwards in time, exploring the complex history behind the economics issues and debates that face your generation. Topics include the rise and fall of the American middle class, the Industrial Revolution (economic impact, major unions, strikes, and labor leaders), Progressive era “trust busting,” causes and consequences of the Great Depression, the post WWII economic boom, 1960s War on Poverty, fair trade debates, and changes in the domestic and global economies since 1970 and their impact on workers’ rights. A key objective is to provide basic “economic literacy.” Students are introduced to key economic concepts and learn to critically analyze economic data and statistics. For history education majors, this course fulfills your economics requirement and also counts as an elective.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.
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