SOC 205 - Social Inequality in America

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

SOCIOLOGY

Description:

An examination of prestige categories, economic stratification, power structures, social mobility and social class. Conflicts deriving from these social conditions are studied. Course Objectives (1) Identify and describe sociological principles of race, class, gender, sexuality, levels of ability, and other social inequalities (2) Apply sociological theory to better understand, identify and explain social class and power, reason, sexism and discrimination (3) Discuss and evaluate class-based, race-based and gender-based social policy in the United States of America

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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