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SOCI W2400 Comparative Perspectives on Inequality. 3 points.

BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC I).

Analysis of the contours, causes, and consequences of social inequality in the contemporary United States through systematic cross-national and historical comparisons.  Topics include the distribution of social and economic resources by class, race/ethnicity, and gender and the role of institutions such as families, schools, labor markets, and governments.