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| Social Stratification | |||
| SOCIAL STRAT | |||
| CLASS CODE: | SOC 370 | CREDITS: 3 | |
| DIVISION: | EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | A sociological approach to the dilemma of power, economic and status differentiations in American society. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Winter, Summer, Fall | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | An analysis of social stratification in American life. A topical approach may be used, i.e. power, slavery, class, economics, etc. Theory, types, dimensions of social stratification will be discussed. |
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| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | To develop in students an understanding of the role of stratification in Amercian life. | ||
| REQUIREMENTS: | The course will consist of lecture and discussions relative to stratification readings or a text will be required along with a significant term paper. Two exams will be administered. | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | Soc 111 and 112 strongly recommended. | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2003 | ||