Courses: 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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