SOC 2208

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SOC 2208
Social Inequality

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 (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: GDEV 2090, PAM 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5170 SOC 2208   LEC 001

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

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  •  5463 SOC 2208   DIS 201

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

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  • 17987 SOC 2208   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  •  5464 SOC 2208   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  •  5465 SOC 2208   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  •  5466 SOC 2208   DIS 205

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

    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  •  5467 SOC 2208   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  •  5468 SOC 2208   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  •  6384 SOC 2208   DIS 208

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  •  6557 SOC 2208   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    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.

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  •  7763 SOC 2208   DIS 210

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