Race, Public Policy and Social Stratification.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students in programs in the Wilder School. Students will develop an understanding of the theoretical foundations of social stratification, inequality, and theory and substantive empirical research on the subject, especially as it relates to race. Students will also develop the ability to critically analyze work in the field, media and rhetoric surrounding the concepts of social stratification, inequality, and their connections to race. The course will also be used to advance knowledge, research and practitioner work within the realm of public policy.