Honors Introduction to Sociology Embodies a Living Wage!

Students in Honors Introduction to Sociology (SOCI 201-080) this semester studied globalization through the lens of dependency theory, examining “fast fashion” and the globalization of clothing.  One way to address the perils of globalization is to promote a living wage: hourly/monthly wages for international workers in manufacturing that provide for basic life necessities and some savings.  To put their studies into action, we bought clothes from Alta Gracia, a company in the Dominican Republic that pays three times the minimum wage to their textile workers.  Here’s a photo of us in our living wage shirts!

Alta Gracia and Living Wages!