May 15, 2024  
2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home

  Programs A-Z
  Programs by College/School
  Programs by Type

  Course Descriptions

  2016-17 Academic Calendar
  Academic Policies & Regulations
  Course Registration
  Financial Aid Policies
  Undergraduate Curriculum

  Colleges, Schools & Departments
  English Language Institute
  Global Field Study Programs
  Honors Program
  Interdisciplinary Programs & Courses
  Three-Year Degrees
  University Seminars

  Accreditation
  Campus Map
  Disabilities Support Services
  Mission Statement
  Past Catalogs
  Student Handbook
HELP
2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SO 265 Social Inequalities

This course examines important empirical findings and theories for the analysis of systems of social stratification. It reviews the contributions of Marx, Weber and other early scholars. It includes caste, estate and class as alternative stratification systems; the interrelations of class, status and power; and the behavioral and attitudinal consequences of class differences in Modern America.

Prerequisite: SO 101  or AN 120 .