CRP 3720

CRP 3720

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

This course provides background on contemporary Italian politics and society, as an essential foundation to students with various disciplinary interests, from planning to architecture, from the fine arts to sociology and anthropology. This course provides a comprehensive survey of Italian society today, starting with Italy's geography and the historical forces that shaped the nation. It examines tensions between north and south, and such broad features of Italian social life as community structure, urban development, and family forms. The course also reviews selected institutional issues, such as gender, the system of education, problems of criminality and justice, economic reform, social class, religion, and politics.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Cornell in Rome participants only.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4775 CRP 3720   LEC 020

  • Taught in Rome. Enrollment limited to Rome Program students.