SOA 245 - Wealth, Power, and Prestige (4 Cr.)

This course explores the origins, nature, and functions of social inequality, focusing on the processes that produce and maintain inequalities in wealth, power, privilege, and prestige in modern societies. We will undertake comparative analysis of objective and subjective consequences of class and caste stratification systems. We will also address the relative impact of class, race, gender, or ethnic differenceson life opportunities for various populations, including Black people in the U.S. and African Americans. Fall semester. Variable semesters.