Apr 16, 2024  
2013-2014 HillBook (Class of 2017) 
    
2013-2014 HillBook (Class of 2017) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

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

Three Credits
Offered periodically

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