The Urban Underclass (CSRE 149A, SOC 249, URBANST 112)

SOC
149
Instructors
Sherefkin, N. (TA)
Nguyen, J. (TA)
Rosenfeld, M. (PI)
Section Number
1
(Graduate students register for 249.) We explore the history of residential segregation, urban policy, race, discrimination, policing and mass incarceration in the US. What are the various causes and consequences of poverty? How do institutions that serve the poor work and sometimes fail? We will read deeply into the social, political, and the legal causes of today¿s conflicts.
Course Link
Grading
Letter or Credit/No Credit
Requirements
GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Units
5
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Course Tags
Contemporary Issues
Academic Year
Quarter
Spring
Section Days
Monday Wednesday
Start Time
11:30 AM
End Time
12:50 PM
Location
380-380C