The course will examine the political, economic, and social aspects of Jamaica in the context of the Caribbean region and the rest of the world. Such aspects as the history, language, race, social class, ethnicity, and the impact of the tourist industry on the Island's economy will be explored. Various tensions, dilemmas, and theoretical and policy issues related to the position of Third World countries in the modern world. Questions of urbanization, industrialization, modernization, westernization and economic resource and balance are discussed. Various theories of development and underdevelopment are critically examined.
Special attention is paid to the relationship between Latin America and the United States.
Mass Media and Society 3W See Communication 330 . The racial, social, and cultural history of Africa in ancient and modern times. Attention is given to the impact of urbanization and to African responses to Western values and institutions as carried to the continent by the colonial powers. Contemporary political and socio-economic trends and problems. Sociology 200 or 300 or permission of instructor.