Power and Inequality in Comparative Perspective
Engaging in a cross-temporal and cross-national investigation, this course critically surveys classical and contemporary debates around the inevitability of social inequality, and explores the ways that inequalities have been reproduced and rationalized, or attenuated and challenged, throughout human history. Key facets and indicators of inequality (such as poverty, homelessness, social exclusion and the distribution of income and wealth) and their relation to central axes of social inequality (class, gender, race/ethnicity and age) are considered. Put simply, this course is concerned with 'who gets what and why?' Students may not hold credit for SOC 3890 and any of: SOC 3871 or the former SOC 3870.
Prerequisites & course information
PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated. Prerequisite: [ SOC 1000 or the former SOC 1200 or the former SOC 1201] or [ SOC 1211 and SOC 1221 ]. Equiv To: SOC 3870, SOC 3871 Attributes: Social Science
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027