SOC 3331 Sociology and Anthropology of Development
3 units
Sociology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Critical approach to the development paradigm and the main sociological and anthropological theories that underlie it. History of the programs implemented and of the orientations guiding international development policies. Inscription of the concepts of development and underdevelopment in the structural power and knowledge inequality to the benefit of the West. Overview of major contemporary societal transformations from a critical perspective. Use of empirical case studies to understand development as a social fact mobilizing a variety of actors and culturally situated knowledges.
Components:
Lecture
Requirements:
Prerequisite: 18 course units in sociology (SOC) or 9 course units in anthropology (ANT) or 54 university course units
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French Equivalent:
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