Prerequisites: ANTH 100, PLSC 102, PSYC 100, SOCL 101, WSGS 101, or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.
This course examines the manner in which contemporary society is divided by race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and gender, and the impact of social institutions on these divisions.
An emphasis will be placed on income/wealth differences, status differences, class conflict and social conflict over time.
Outcomes: Students will acquire a better understanding of social inequality and what can be done to make society more just.
This course examines the manner in which contemporary society is divided by race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and gender, and the impact of social institutions on these divisions.
An emphasis will be placed on income/wealth differences, status differences, class conflict and social conflict over time.
Outcomes: Students will acquire a better understanding of social inequality and what can be done to make society more just.