Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor

Description: Survey’s the broad sociological literature on inequality and stratification. Key foci include the principle causes of income and earnings inequality in the United States and internationally. After some attention to general theory, weekly topics include causes related to race, class, gender, organizations, structural and socioeconomic changes and institutions. May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) by students advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D.