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92 / 125 Item is good for 9 routes, rollover orange dots above to see which ones! SOC 340 Social Stratification School of Humanities & Sciences Recommended for route(s): [ Academia ] Criminal Law: White Collar Crime Why it is relevant for ... [ Academia ] as a Relevant Course outside SLS for those interested in Social Science : This course provides a broader social context for the circumstances that can lead to crime and incarceration by considering the causes of social, economic and political inequality. Students may want to take one or more courses dealing with social science perspectives on crime. General course Description: Classical and contemporary approaches to the unequal distribution of goods, status, and power. Modern analytic models of the effects of social contact, cultural capital, family background, and luck in producing inequality. The role of education in stratification. The causes and consequences of inequality by race and gender. The structure of social classes, status groupings, and prestige hierarchies in various societies. Labor markets and their role in inequality. The implications of inequality for individual lifestyles. The rise of the new class, the underclass, and other emerging forms of stratification. Prerequisite: Ph.D. student or consent of instructor. Course Style: A Substantive course teaches the law, theory, and policy in a particular area of law |
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