SOC 309 - Social Inequality

Institution:

Coastal Carolina University

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

The course provides a social scientific overview of how individual experiences in social reality are unequal given the stratified nature of the world. Historical trends in inequalities and contemporary hierarchical social arrangements are examined. A focus of the course is how different forms of inequality are maintained and replicated via individual behaviors and the operation of different socio-cultural institutions. Also analyzed are the efforts to challenge unjust inequalities within communities, and nation-states world-wide.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Take SOC*101 or SOC*102;

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Department: Sociology; CEEB: 5837;

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.coastal.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 347-3161

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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