SOC 2500 Social Inequality

This course critically explores social identities and inequalities in the U.S. through an intersectional lens. It examines race, sex, gender identity, class, sexuality, and ethnicity (among other dimensions of inequality) across diverse cultural contexts to understand how some people seem to have all the advantages while others struggle against invisible barriers. Students will analyze how structural inequalities are created, maintained, and reproduced through key societal institutions, investigating the unequal distribution of power and privilege that shapes our lived experiences. This course also considers how social inequality shapes society, how and why inequality is created and persists, and who benefits from it. From policies to protests, the course will consider how some have worked to challenge inequity while others work to reproduce and maintain their positions of power in society.

UCC Area K (Identities & Inequalities) Course Objectives: Explore and critically analyze social identities and inequalities, their intersectionalities, and the impacts of persisting inequities across cultural contexts. Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Credits: 3.0