DSOC 2090

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DSOC 2090
Social Inequality

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

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 2208, SOC 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2031 DSOC 2090   LEC 001

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    • MW Warren Hall B25
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2312 DSOC 2090   DIS 201

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    • F Statler Hall 391
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2314 DSOC 2090   DIS 203

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    • F Uris Hall 262
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2315 DSOC 2090   DIS 204

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    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2316 DSOC 2090   DIS 205

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2318 DSOC 2090   DIS 207

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2319 DSOC 2090   DIS 208

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    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  2724 DSOC 2090   DIS 210

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    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3017 DSOC 2090   DIS 211

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20762 DSOC 2090   DIS 212

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person