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SOC335

Social Inequality and Public Policy

Subject code

SOC

Course Number

335

Department(s)

Instructor(s)

H. Taylor

Course Long Title

Social Inequality and Public Policy

Description

How are social inequalities in the United States both reduced and exacerbated by public programming, ranging from health care initiatives to work-family policies? This seminar explores public policies that affect diverse facets of social life, including marriage and family, education, health care, and work. Emphasis is placed on how such macrolevel forces shape individual lives, and particularly how policy intersects with inequalities based on race/ethnicity, class, gender, age, and sexual orientation. Students conduct individual research, drawing on a diverse range of theoretical frameworks and both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Prerequisite(s): SOC 204 and 205.

Writing Credit

W2

Class Restriction

Exclude First Years