Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 HillBook (Class of 2021) 
    
2017-2018 HillBook (Class of 2021) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

ECO 217 - Economic History of the 20th Century American Family

Three Credits
Not Offered 2017-2018

The course traces the socioeconomic progress of a variety of American families over the century. Changes in real income, employment conditions, labor force participation, education, residence, and family life are examined within the context of larger economic, political, and social events such as immigration, war, depression, the labor movement, civil rights, and women’s rights.

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ECO 176  and ECO 178  or their corresponding First-Year Seminar equivalents.
Note: Course may be applied to the American Studies program.