AMST 4202

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AMST 4202
The Politics of Inequality: The History of the U.S. Welfare State

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This research seminar explores how Americans and their elected leaders struggled to respond to economic and social inequality throughout the twentieth century. It traces the expansions and retractions of the U.S. welfare state with special attention to the influence of average people's organizing and activism. Among other things, students will study the Progressive Era, the New Deal, the Great Society, the "Reagan Revolution," and Clinton's welfare reforms. Assessment will be on the basis of class discussion, weekly reading responses, and a substantial research paper based in primary sources.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (HA-AS)

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4202

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17910 AMST 4202   SEM 101

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