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Fall 2018 | SOC 3201 Section 001: Inequality: Introduction to Stratification (20045)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 350
- Enrollment Status:
Open (78 of 80 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Why does inequality exist? How does it work? These are the essential questions examined in this class. Topics range from welfare and poverty to the role of race and gender in getting ahead. We will pay particular attention to social inequities – why some people live longer and happier lives while others are burdened by worry, poverty, and ill health. prereq: soc majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?ewf+SOC3201+Fall2018
- Class Description:
- Stratification is the study of social inequality. We will explore sociological theories of stratification through the lens of three questions:
1. Does education reduce inequality--or make it worse?2. Half a century after the legal revolution that was the Civil Rights Movement, why is racial inequality in the United States still so stark?
3. What's behind the rise of the 1% all over the world?
- Grading:
- 45% Essays
35% Quizzes
20% Written Reflections
- Class Format:
- Lecture and discussion
- Workload:
- Substantial reading load; regular reading quizzes (lowest two dropped); regular short writing assignments
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20045/1189
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 23 March 2018
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2018 Sociology Classes