"Sociology of Inequality" - Topics in Sociological Analysis

Instructors

• Leslie J McCall

Meeting Info

• Parkes Hall 222 - We 4:00PM - 7:00PM

Overview of class

• Sociology of Inequality: Inequalities in economic and social status, including in income, health, politics, social policy, the family, gender, and race. Contemporary U.S. focus but also historical and global trends will be discussed.

Class Materials (Required)

• This is a tentative book list. Please confirm all books before purchasing.
  
  Larry Bartels, Unequal Democracy
  Paperback: 344 pages
  Publisher: Princeton University Press (February 22, 2010)
  Language: English
  ISBN-10: 0691146233
  ISBN-13: 978-0691146232;
  
  Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz, The Race Between Education and Technology
  Paperback: 496 pages
  Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press (March 30, 2010)
  Language: English
  ISBN-10: 0674035305
  ISBN-13: 978-0674035300;
  
  John Roemer, Equality of Opportunity
  Paperback: 128 pages
  Publisher: Harvard University Press (October 16, 2000)
  Language: English
  ISBN-10: 0674004221
  ISBN-13: 978-0674004221;
  
  Maria Cancian and Sheldon Danziger, eds., Changing Poverty, Changing Policies
  Paperback: 440 pages
  Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation Publications (September 2009)
  Language: English
  ISBN-10: 0871543109
  ISBN-13: 978-0871543103.

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