Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.
This course reviews contemporary approaches to understanding social inequality and the processes by which it comes to be seen as legitimate, natural, or desirable. We address questions of the following kind: what are the major forms of stratification in human history? Are inequality and poverty inevitable? How many social classes are there in advanced industrialism societies? Is there a ruling class? Are lifestyles, attitudes, and personalities shaped fundamentally by class membership? Can individuals born into poverty readily escape their class origins and move upward in the class structure? Are social contacts and luck important forces in matching individuals to jobs and class positions? What types of social processes serve to maintain and alter racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination in labor markets? Is there an underclass? These and other questions are addressed in light of classical and contemporary theory and research.
Distribution Requirements (D-AG, SBA-AG), (SCD-AS, SSC-AS)
Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)
Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP
Regular Academic Session.Choose one lecture and one discussion.
Combined with:
SOC 2208
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits
Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
7339PUBPOL 2208 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
TR
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
7340PUBPOL 2208 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
7341PUBPOL 2208 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
7342PUBPOL 2208 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
7343PUBPOL 2208 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
7344PUBPOL 2208 DIS 205
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
7345PUBPOL 2208 DIS 206
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
7346PUBPOL 2208 DIS 207
Meeting Pattern
F
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
7347PUBPOL 2208 DIS 209
Meeting Pattern
R
Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Weeden, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
