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Session II
SOC 209 -
Social Inequality
Ira Silver, Associate Professor of Sociology at Framingham State College
Inequalities that pertain to class, race, and gender in American
society. Critical examination of the “achievement ideology” – the
deeply rooted and widely held belief that any person can achieve
upward social mobility by putting forth sufficient effort and hard
work. Social-structural factors that either aid or inhibit an individual’s
capacity to occupy a given social status. Policy initiatives aimed
to mitigate social inequalities. Prerequisite: One 100-level unit
or permission of instructor.
Credit: 1.0 unit (4 sem. hrs.)
Course Fee: $2,000
Lecture: M, T, Th 9:00 - 11:40
Location: Pendleton East 349
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