SOC 4200 - Social Stratification and Inequality

Institution:

Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Description:

3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: SOC 1010 and 6 hours of upper division sociology or Permission of instructor This course examines theories of the distribution of scarce resources within human societies and the consequences of social inequality. Topics include: characteristics and consequences of stratification systems; bases of stratification systems in society; measurement of social position; age, gender and ethnic variations in the social mobility process; and social class in the United States.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.msudenver.edu/

Phone Number:

(303) 556-3058

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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