Social Inequality

3 credits

Tendencies toward equality and inequality; manifestations of inequality (occupation, education, gender, ethnicity, income, power) and their consequences; caste and class features of major stratification systems; theories of social class; stratification profile of contemporary industrial societies. It is recommended that students complete one of SOCI_V 100, SOCI_V 101, or SOCI_V 102 before taking this course. Restricted to students with second-year standing or above.