ECON 250 - Class,Race and Gender in the US Economy

Institution:

Lane Community College

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Description:

4 credits This course examines the economic causes of social stratification within the labor market, based upon class, race and gender. Topics include: earnings and employment disparities; uneven poverty rates; differential access to housing, health, and education; and economic discrimination. This course examines how the market both enables and obstructs various social groups in their participation in the promise of the 'American Dream'. Presented from a political-economy perspective recognizing that economic discrimination is both a measurable and enduring characteristic of market economies.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Lanecc.edu

Phone Number:

(541) 463-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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