SOC329 - Social Inequalities Kelley Hall
This course examines multiple systems of privilege and oppression, such as gender, race, ethnicity, social class, and sexuality. The course considers how these systems of inequality intersect to influence peoples experiences of social processes (e.g., discrimination, stereotyping, and violence) and various social institutions (e.g., family, paid labor, education, and media).
Readings are likely to include some of the following:
Bechdel, Alison. 2006. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic.
Collins, Patricia Hill. 2000. Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment.
Johnson, Allan. 2000. Privilege, Power, and Difference.
Lareau, Annette. 2003. Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life.
Ore, Tracy. 2009. The Social Construction of Difference and Inequality.
Perry, Barbara. 2001. In the Name of Hate: Understanding Hate Crime.