SOCL2420

We will address how stratification has developed to its present state in the U.S. and question why members of certain groups advance while others do not. Stratification refers to systematic social inequality in the access of opportunities, resources, and rewards. It involves the uneven distribution of people across social categories based upon achieved and ascribed characteristics. Human societies differ greatly in the extent of stratification present within them. This course focuses on social stratification in the United States.