SOC3330 Social Inequality
This study of societal patterns of inequality includes consideration of differences in wealth, power, prestige and knowledge. Students examine the access levels groups have to these resources and the subsequent effects of their access level on educational opportunity, housing, health care, justice before the law, self-esteem and life satisfaction. The stratification systems of different societies are studied but the primary focus is on institutionalized inequality in the U.S.
Course Types
Society; Advanced Studies; Sociology Elective; Anthropology Elective; Poverty and Social Justice Elective
Course Outcomes
- 1. Apply sociological approaches and explanations for the causes and consequences of social stratification.
- 2. Analyze patterns of inequality and mobility and how they have changed over time.
- 3. Differentiate between class and wealth.
- 4. Explain how racial and gender inequalities persist.
- 5. Describe the role of institutions including work and education play in replicating and perpetuating inequalities.