SOC218 SOCIAL CLASS AND MOBILITY
| Course Code: |
2320218 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
4(4-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Sociology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. HEDÝYE SÝBEL KALAYCIOÐLU |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Inequality, stratification and mobility in relation to social position. Types and dimensions of social inequality. Theories of social stratification. Different types of social strata; class, caste, estate, status, power elite. The underprivileged and the lower strata. Relations among social classes. Bases and mechanisms of social status, individual, group and stratum mobility.
