SOCI 241: Social Stratification

Program
Semester Hours 3.0

Examines leading perspectives and theories in the field of social stratification with attention to issues of the distribution of income and wealth both nationally and globally. Other topics covered include class mobility, an exploration of the institutions through which class inequality and mobility are structured and reproduced such as the family, education, and the criminal justice system, and the role of political power in determining the distribution of resources.

Prerequisites

SOCI 101 or 102, or instructor permission.