CRP 3720 - Contemporary Italy: Politics and Society

Spring. 3 credits. S-U or letter grades for out-of-department students only.

Enrollment limited to: Cornell in Rome participants only. Counts as Urban History, Society and Politics Area Requirement for URS students. Offered in Rome.

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Comprehensive survey of Italian society today, starting with Italy’s geography and the historical forces that shaped the nation. Discussion includes north-south tensions 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.