The Tipping Point: How Societies Change

Understanding social change helps us to better anticipate, prepare for, and shape the future. Examination of how and why human societies have changed so profoundly since prehistoric times; focus on information and technology as catalysts for change; patterns of change in contemporary societies from world system and comparative perspectives. This course meets Blazer Core Humans and their Societies with a flag in Global/ Multicultural Perspectives. SOC 210.