Source: University of California, Davis
Program: Community & Regional Development
Course: CRD154 - Social Theory, Inequality, and Community Change
Instructor: Dr. William Lacy, Professor of Sociology, Department of Human Ecology
Description
This interdisciplinary course has both theoretical and applied dimensions and analyzes principles and practices of community change and development. Using current research on community development, students will have a chance to apply the major concepts as they conduct a case study of the students’ communities of reference. The course begins with definitions of community and the contribution of community capitals to community well-being. The course will relate community development approaches to conceptual models from diverse disciplines. Students will be exposed to professional practice principles and will leave the course having examined the seven capitals in their community as a basis for community improvement through the practice of community development.
Syllabus - CRD154: Social Theory, Inequality, and Community Change