SOC 2208

SOC 2208

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 (SBA-AS)
Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 2090PAM 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7554 SOC 2208   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  8046 SOC 2208   DIS 201

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

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  8047 SOC 2208   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  8048 SOC 2208   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  8049 SOC 2208   DIS 204

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

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  8050 SOC 2208   DIS 205

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

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  8051 SOC 2208   DIS 206

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

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  8052 SOC 2208   DIS 207

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

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  8053 SOC 2208   DIS 208

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

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  9610 SOC 2208   DIS 209

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

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person