INT 085 - Summer Internship Experience I

Diversity in America: In this section of the Summer Internship Experience course, students will study the histories of selected marginalized communities and, combined with their specific internship experience, will examine the history of American diversity and the role of the “isms,” racism, sexism and classism, in the work place. In preparing to enter the global economy, and to better understand the political, social, and economic challenges faced by industrial societies in the 21st century, students are best served if they have an understanding of not only how industrial societies “work,” but also why they work as they do. Though each nation has its own set of individual challenges, all such societies are currently facing post-industrial growing pains. Technology continues to disrupt labor categories as it replaces workers with technological advances. These new labor disruptions uncover lingering legacies of racisms, sexism and classism in the United States and throughout the industrial world. Students who take this section will have a better understanding of how to navigate through these difficult shoals.

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Compass Attributes
Sophomore Experience