GDEV 2090

GDEV 2090

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

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, EC-LASP)

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1846 GDEV 2090   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1941 GDEV 2090   DIS 201

    • F Savage Hall 100
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18313 GDEV 2090   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1942 GDEV 2090   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1943 GDEV 2090   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1944 GDEV 2090   DIS 205

    • F Uris Hall 498
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1945 GDEV 2090   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1946 GDEV 2090   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2208 GDEV 2090   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2270 GDEV 2090   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2595 GDEV 2090   DIS 210

  • Instruction Mode: In Person