R SOC 355 - Rural Communities and Global Economies

★ 3 (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-0)

Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences

The historic and contemporary role of rural regions and extractive economies in the global marketplace is discussed from a macrosociological perspective. Sociological concepts are applied to the study of the structural constraints and opportunities facing social and economic systems in rural regions. Prerequisite: *30 or more of university level course work.