J-Term Diaries: El Salvador

J-term In El Salvador

SOCI 250.01 - Human Rights in the Global Village

This service learning course provides students the opportunity to make affordable housing a possibility for those in need while introducing students to the sociology of human rights through an examination of the historical, social, environmental and cultural sources of poverty and suffering using a human rights framework. The materials covered will include a discussion on the social issues surrounding suffering the host country, strategies employed for mobilization and advocacy, and a review of human rights theoretical frameworks. Although it offers a sociological approach to human rights, the course does not presuppose prior knowledge of sociology. Students from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome. The course will include two weeks of class meetings at RMC and a two-week international service trip arranged through the Habitat for Humanity Global Village Program. On-site excursions will include various cultural experience events appropriate to our location within the host country.

Name: Elanya Chin Major: International Studies Class: 2013 Home: Morristown, NJ	1/25/2012    Making Peace with the Panoramic Present   1/23/2012    Highs, Lows, and Plateaus   1/21/2012    Viva La Playa!
Name: Devon Maust Major: Psychology Class: 2012 Home: Midlothian, VA	1/27/2012    What we will remember   1/26/2012    Goodbyes   1/24/2012    Connections