May not be taken for credit if student has had SOC 571. 101 and two additional sociology courses or permission of instructor. Examination of theories of stratification and U.S. and other stratification systems with attention to wealth, prestige, and power inequality, mobility, class consciousness and revolution. 101 and two additional sociology courses or permission of instructor. Examines the interdependent development of formal organizations, communities, and societies as large scale social systems.
Special attention is given to inter-societal relationships and the world system.
Application to contemporary social issues is s tressed. 101 and two additional sociology courses or permission of instructor. Examination of nature, process, and consequences of social change with consideration of its control in all types of societies. Examination of women's participation in the U.S. labor force and work organizations with special attention to issues for women in management. 101 or permission of instructor.