Urban Sociology

Catalog description

Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): SOC 100 , SOC 201 , and SOC 202 (SOC 201 and/or SOC 202 may be taken concurrently) Examines cities and urbanization, including processes of growth and change, the structuring of social space, dynamics of social inequality, and recent conflicts. Also addresses processes of suburbanization, race, immigration, and diversity in the spatial and political dynamics of metropolitan areas, and the phenomenon of global cities.