SOCI W2400 - Comparative Perspectives on Inequality

Institution:

Columbia University in the City of New York

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Description:

This course focuses on the contours, causes, and consequences of social inequality in contemporary American society. Our objective is to put contemporary American inequalities into sharper perspective by comparing them to inequalities in other contemporary societies and in American history. Our comparisons will focus predominantly on other wealthy democratic societies, those most like the United States. However, the theoretical concepts developed in the course will be useful for students with an interest in a range of other countries.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.columbia.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-1754

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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