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Winter 2015
May 19,2024 |
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| ECON 250 - Class, Race and Gender in the US Economy |
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This course examines the economic causes of social stratification within the labor market, based upon class, race and gender. Topics include: earnings and employment disparities; uneven poverty rates; differential access to housing, health, and education; and economic discrimination. This course examines how the market both enables and obstructs various social groups in their participation in the 'American Dream'. Presented from a political-economy perspective recognizing that economic discrimination is both a measurable and enduring characteristic of market economies.
4.000 Credit hours 40.000 TO 48.000 Lecture hours Syllabus Available Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science Division Social Science Department Course Attributes: Tuition, Cultural Literacy, Social Science |
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