SOC 3710

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SOC 3710
Comparative Social Inequalities

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

The course begins by identifying the origins of social inequality within the transition to agricultural society. Second, the course describes how inequality is reconfigured by the transition from agriculture to industry. Contemporary social science perspectives on industrial society are then entertained, and it is acknowledged that there is a lack of consensus about the portent of rising inequality that began during the late 20th Century. To frame this question, the course embarks upon a comparative historical analysis of industrialization to determine where society may be heading. Because the trend in inequality suggests that a new social order is in the making, the course ultimately asks, "What might be contours of the new social order?"


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: Introductory social science course.

Distribution Category (SBA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 3700

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7584 SOC 3710   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: introductory social science course.

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