Power & Inequality ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

This course explores the distribution of power in modern post-industrial societies. We will analyze how different individuals and groups are marginalized or excluded from decision making and equal access to resources and opportunities in those societies. The elements explored in this course focus on the distribution of power within the social unit, the resulting structures of power perpetuation, and the outcomes and impacts of these systems on society and organizations. This course is offered for International Education only. Corequisites: Introduction to Sociology; Macroeconomics This course is designed to allow learners to critically evaluate economic (such as Macroeconomics) and business-related courses (such as Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior) against a backdrop of prevailing social institutions, behaviors, and structure.