Sociology 224 - Social Class and Inequality
Fall
2026
01
4.00
M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM
UMass Amherst
17738
Machmer Hall room E-35
The nature of social classes in society from the viewpoint of differences in economic power, political power, and social status. Why stratification exists, its internal dynamics, and its effects on individuals, subgroups, and the society as a whole. Problems of poverty and the uses of power. (Gen.Ed. SB, DU)