JS 0581 - Social Stratification

3 Credit Hours
Examination of differences in power, privilege and prestige based on socio-economic statuses and reflected in differing lifestyle or consumption patterns. Analysis of the effects of social inequality on people’s lives within the United States by social class, as well as by race/ethnicity and gender. An overview of the complex array of social structures that comprise systems of inequality at local, national and international levels. Prerequisites: Junior level standing, a 3.2 GPA, and permission of the instructor. This graduate-level course may meet concurrently with an undergraduate course, but students may not enroll in both the undergraduate and graduate courses simultaneously. Undergraduate students who enroll in the graduate course must have instructor permission, submit all required documentation, and are required to complete all the graduate coursework. Undergraduate students may be able to count hours toward a graduate degree (but this is not guaranteed). Prerequisites: Junior level standing, a 3.2 GPA, and permission of the instructor.