Spring 2013  |  SOC 3201 Section 001: Inequality: Introduction to Stratification (66815)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 155
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Causes, dimensions, and consequences of inequality in America. Class, gender, race. Power/status differentials. Cross-national patterns. Social mobility. Educational/occupational influences. Status attainment. Social stratification/change. Social welfare. Public policies.
Class Description:
This course examines the basic concepts and theories sociologists use to describe and explain social stratification and inequality. Our empirical attention will be given to the causes, dimensions, and consequences of inequality in America, as well as on cross-national patterns around the globe. The textbook for the class is "Social Stratification and Inequality: Class Conflict in Historical, Comparative, and Global Perspective" by Harold Kerbo. Lectures and quizzes will cover the contents of selected chapters of the text. In addition, each student will carry out a study project in which to conduct interviews with or observations on two families, and the student's term paper is to report and analyze the findings from this study about the relative stratification positions of these two families. Course grade is based on the quizzes (50%) and the term paper (50%). No final exam.
Grading:
40% Reports/Papers
10% Special Projects
50% Quizzes Other Grading Information: 10% "Special Projects" is for a study outline of 1-2 pages.
Exam Format:
No exam. But each quiz is one page of 5 T/F or multiple-choice questions.
Class Format:
85% Lecture
10% Discussion
5% Student Presentations
Workload:
20 Pages Reading Per Week
10 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
1 Special Project(s)
10 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: "Special Projects" is the study outline.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66815/1133
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3201_Spring2024.pdf (Spring 2024)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3201_Fall2019.pdf (Fall 2019)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3201_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
10 October 2008

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