GDEV 2090

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GDEV 2090
Social Inequality

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

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: PUBPOL 2208, SOC 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1824 GDEV 2090   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1909 GDEV 2090   DIS 201

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    • F Statler Hall 441
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Weeden, K

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  •  2446 GDEV 2090   DIS 202

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  •  1910 GDEV 2090   DIS 203

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    • F Uris Hall 498
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1911 GDEV 2090   DIS 204

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    • F Ives Hall 116
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1912 GDEV 2090   DIS 205

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  •  1913 GDEV 2090   DIS 206

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    • F Malott Hall 203
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1914 GDEV 2090   DIS 207

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2098 GDEV 2090   DIS 208

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    • F Uris Hall 204
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2153 GDEV 2090   DIS 209

    • R Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  •  2342 GDEV 2090   DIS 210

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person