AMST 240
Poverty & Culture
American University · UGRD · Fall 2026
3 sectionsNo open sections · 3 checked
Catalog description
Poverty and Culture (3) Students explore and debate rival theories about the causes and consequences of poverty. Why poverty occurs, why certain people are poor, how poverty influences family and community life, and how the poor respond to their situation and sometimes try to change it. AU Core Habits of Mind: Ethical Reasoning. Usually Offered: spring.
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001
FullSeats: 21/21 seats Last recorded: Aug 9, 2026, 1:02 AMClass #39430Fall 2026UGRD3.0 credits
0 available21 enrolled21 capacity4 waitlist
- Days & times
- T/F 2:30 PM-3:45 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 31 – Dec 19
- Location
- Watkins Art Bldg 114
- Instructor
- Curtin, Mary Ellen
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002
FullSeats: 21/21 seats Last recorded: Aug 9, 2026, 1:02 AMClass #39432Fall 2026UGRD3.0 credits
0 available21 enrolled21 capacity1 waitlist
- Days & times
- T/F 4:05 PM-5:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 31 – Dec 19
- Location
- Hurst Hall 208
- Instructor
- Curtin, Mary Ellen
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003
FullSeats: 21/21 seats Last recorded: Aug 9, 2026, 1:02 AMClass #39433Fall 2026UGRD3.0 credits
0 available21 enrolled21 capacity1 waitlist
- Days & times
- We · 5:30 – 8:00 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 31 – Dec 19
- Location
- Watkins Art Bldg 110
- Instructor
- Thompson, Albert R.
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