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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 (SCD-AS, SSC-AS) (D-AG, SBA-AG) Course Attribute (CU-SBY, EC-LASP)
Regular Academic Session.Choose one lecture and one discussion.
Combined with:
PUBPOL 2208
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits
Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
4609SOC 2208 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
TR
Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For enrollment help, please contact the Department of Sociology, sociology@cornell.edu.
Class Number & Section Details
4857SOC 2208 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
5937SOC 2208 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4858SOC 2208 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4859SOC 2208 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4860SOC 2208 DIS 205
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4861SOC 2208 DIS 206
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
4862SOC 2208 DIS 207
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
5484SOC 2208 DIS 209
Meeting Pattern
R
Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
