SOCI 355: Social Inequality

SOCI 355-001: Social Inequality
(Spring 2017)

03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR

Planetary Hall 206

Section Information for Spring 2017

In this course, we will identify the basic contours of the structure of social inequality in the United States through engagement with original, classic and contemporary sociological research on class, race, and gender. Through our reading and active participation in lectures and discussions, we will develop answers to the central question that motivates much sociological inquiry into inequality: Who gets what, and why? Why some are people rich and why are others poor?  Why are women so often subordinate to men?  Why are there more whites at the top of society than people of color? Why do some young people go to private schools, other to public schools (same for college)? Why do some people rent and others purchase homes? Why do some people shop at WalMart and others at Wegmans? Why do some people drive Mercedes and others drive Fords? What are the answers to these fundamental questions of social, political, economic, gender and racial inequalities? Studying social inequalities is about trying to make sense, or at least trying to explain and understand, the various hierarchies that exist within American society.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Studies class structures and implications for individuals and groups in modern society. Explores issues of race and ethnicity, language and immigration status, sex and gender, social class, age, and sexual orientation. Examines critically the theory and research that explore the construction, experience, and meaning of such differences. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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