SOC 2208

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SOC 2208
Social Inequality

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

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, SCD-AS, SSC-AS)
Course Attribute (CU-SBY, EC-LASP)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 2090, PAM 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6415 SOC 2208   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Please email the Department of Sociology at sociology@cornell.edu about add/drop or changing sections.

  •  6794 SOC 2208   DIS 201

  •  
    • F Warren Hall B25
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  •  6795 SOC 2208   DIS 202

  •  
    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  6796 SOC 2208   DIS 203

  •  
    • F Malott Hall 251
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  •  6797 SOC 2208   DIS 204

  •  
    • F Malott Hall 251
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  •  6798 SOC 2208   DIS 205

  •  
    • F Malott Hall 251
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  •  6799 SOC 2208   DIS 206

  •  
    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  6800 SOC 2208   DIS 207

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  •  6801 SOC 2208   DIS 208

  •  
    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7645 SOC 2208   DIS 209

  •  
    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 17554 SOC 2208   DIS 210

  •  
    • F Malott Hall 253
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 20924 SOC 2208   DIS 211

  •  
    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    This section is limited to students in enrollment group “not in Ithaca” and intended for students living in time zones that are 3-4 hours behind (i.e., PST or Alaska time) or 10-17 hours ahead of EST.