Globalization, migration, technology, and changing American society since 1980

By the end you’ll be able to

• Explain how globalization and economic restructuring since 1980 changed U.S. industry, labor, and patterns of inequality, including the growth of the service and financial sectors and the decline of some manufacturing regions.
• Explain how migration and immigration since 1980 reshaped U.S. society, politics, and culture, including the growth of Latino and Asian American populations and debates over immigration policy.