— Sociology of Violence & Inequality

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: How systems of social inequality organize the practice of violence. Definitions of violence and issues affecting the social capacity for violence. Analysis and comparison of different forms of violence associated with race, class, gender relations and social organization. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). SOC 171 — Sociology of Violence & Inequality (4 units) Course Description: How systems of social inequality organize the practice of violence. Definitions of violence and issues affecting the social capacity for violence. Analysis and comparison of different forms of violence associated with race, class, gender relations and social organization. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 , SOC 002 , or SOC 003 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to upper division Sociology and Sociology Organizational Studies majors and Sociology graduate students. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). SOC 171 — Sociology of Violence & Inequality (4 units) Course Description: How systems of social inequality organize the practice of violence. Definitions of violence and issues affecting the social capacity for violence. Analysis and comparison of different forms of violence associated with race, class, gender relations and social organization. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 , SOC 002 , or SOC 003 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to upper division Sociology and Sociology Organizational Studies majors and Sociology graduate students. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027.