Sociology 747 - Social Inequality & Punishment

This course will examine social inequality in society through the lens of crime, criminality, and punishment. It will analyze criminalization and punishment both as a means to measure social stratification according to race, social class, gender, and other axes of inequality, and as a distinct ground for social stratification. Topics will include theoretical and empirical approaches to studying social inequality and punishment; key domains in which penal inequality manifests and is produced, such as the labor market, politics, educational institutions, healthcare, and families; and contemporary political and academic debates around punishment, criminality, and inequality.