SOC 221 - Power, Prestige and Poverty

Credits: 4

Analyzes structured social inequality and poverty in human societies. Examines historical systems of stratification based on variety of distributed social resources. Surveys social scientific explanations of stratification, commentaries on its impact on individuals and society, and competing ideologies of inequality. Cross-listed as SWK 221

Prerequisite(s): A 100-level sociology course.