SOC 315 - Wealth, Power, and Inequality (1)

This course emphasizes the importance of socio-economic class and political power. Students will observe the ways in which class and political inequalities operate in the United States and how these inequalities express themselves in social movements.

Examples include social class, race-ethnicity, gender, citizenship, globalization, and engagement in the military. This class will contemplate the processes by which these inequalities are perpetuated, legitimated, and challenged. Prerequisite: SOC 101  or SOC 102 . Alternate years.
(Social Science)