SOC 352 - Social Stratification

Credits: 3

A survey of the structure and dynamics of social inequality in American life. Attention is focused on the institutionalization of power arrangements that perpetuate intergenerational patterns of economic, political, and prestige inequalities among collectivities. A special effort is made to compare the consequences of structured social inequality for the very wealthy and the very poor.

Pre-Requisites: ANT 101 or ANT 102, SOC 101, or permission of instructor.