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2025 Spring > UGRD > SOCIOL > SOCIOL 311

Inequality in Cities

Course #: SOCIOL 311

Description:
This course will discuss how inequality manifests in cities, including segregation, poverty, and gentrification. The course will also study historical housing policies, such as redlining, to better understand these contemporary issues. This course focuses not just on problems but what we can do to make our cities more equitable places to live. We focus on Boston whenever possible, connecting sociological ideas to our own city.
Pre Requisites:
Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 10350 TuTh
11:00 - 12:15 pm
Sinha,Jyoti Wheatley W02-0124
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 24
Enrolled: 7
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: SOCIOL 101. Sociology Majors are also required to have completed SOCIOL 102
Course Attributes: