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Sociology
Description: This is an introductory sociology elective that explores the multifaceted landscape of socioeconomic inequality in the United States. We analyze the roles of money, class, poverty, wealth, intersectionality, social mobility, meritocracy, power, and achieved versus ascribed status. This course teaches students to think critically and increase their knowledge about stratification processes in social structures. With an in-depth analysis of socioeconomic policies, students will examine and analyze theories of inequality to better understand class, gender, and racial stratification as well as comparing developing and developed nations. Students will also examine various aspects of stratification, explore intersectionality, status, and hierarchy, and discuss a wide range of influencing topics, including but not limited to occupation, education, health, and family structures. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Course Attributes:
Sociology
Term : Fall 2025
Catalog Year : 2025-2026
SOC 222 - Money, Class, And Stratification
Description: This is an introductory sociology elective that explores the multifaceted landscape of socioeconomic inequality in the United States. We analyze the roles of money, class, poverty, wealth, intersectionality, social mobility, meritocracy, power, and achieved versus ascribed status. This course teaches students to think critically and increase their knowledge about stratification processes in social structures. With an in-depth analysis of socioeconomic policies, students will examine and analyze theories of inequality to better understand class, gender, and racial stratification as well as comparing developing and developed nations. Students will also examine various aspects of stratification, explore intersectionality, status, and hierarchy, and discuss a wide range of influencing topics, including but not limited to occupation, education, health, and family structures. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Course Attributes:
- GS: Social & Political Worlds
- LS: Social and Political Worlds