DSOC 2090

DSOC 2090

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

This course reviews contemporary approaches to understanding social inequality and the processes by which it comes to be seen as legitimate, natural, or desirable.  We address questions of the following kind:  What are the major forms of stratification in human history?  Are inequality and poverty inevitable?  How many social classes are there in advanced industrialism societies?  Is there a "ruling class?"  Are lifestyles, attitudes, and personalities shaped fundamentally by class membership?  Can individuals born into poverty readily escape their class origins and move upward in the class structure?  Are social contacts and "luck" important forces in matching individuals to jobs and class positions?  What types of social processes serve to maintain and alter racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination in labor markets?  Is there an "underclass?"  These and other questions are addressed in light of classical and contemporary theory and research.

When Offered Spring, Summer.

Distribution Category (D-AG, SBA-AG)
Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PAM 2208SOC 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3299 DSOC 2090   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  3794 DSOC 2090   DIS 201

    • F Morrill Hall 111
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Alvarado, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  3795 DSOC 2090   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  3796 DSOC 2090   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  3797 DSOC 2090   DIS 204

    • F Morrill Hall 111
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Alvarado, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  3798 DSOC 2090   DIS 205

    • F Morrill Hall 111
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Alvarado, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  3799 DSOC 2090   DIS 206

    • F Morrill Hall 107
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Alvarado, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  3800 DSOC 2090   DIS 207

    • F Morrill Hall 111
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Alvarado, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  3801 DSOC 2090   DIS 208

    • F Morrill Hall 107
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Alvarado, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  4384 DSOC 2090   DIS 209

    • F Morrill Hall 110
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Alvarado, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person