Intro to Latin Amer Societies

Survey of the Latin American societies in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Examination of the patterns of social, economic, political, and cultural change in modern Latin America, and the multidimensional legacies of conquest. Analysis of U.S.-Latin American relations and symbiotic influences. Study of cultural diversity, race, and gender as reflected in religion, art, literature, music, and film. Scrutiny of the influence of race, gender, class divisions, and social conditions as stimuli for cultural change, social movements, revolutions, civil wars, dictatorships, and democracy. Application of sociological perspectives to the study of Latin American societies. Transfer: CSU; UC