Topics in Human Rights

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If human rights are universal, why don't all countries recognize and respect them? Although a Universal Declaration of Human Rights was introduced in 1948, this was neither the beginning nor the end of the global dialogue surrounding the rights associated with being human. This course applies a sociological lens to understand the social context of these universality claims by focusing on specific human rights topics such as human slavery, migration and citizenship, or food sovereignty. Prerequisite: SOC 121, SOC 131, SOC 141, SOC 151, or permission of the instructor. Liberal Arts Core Designation: Social Science (SS), Depth in Sciences (DSCI).