SOC 339 - Urban Communities

S, U, 4 credits. E2.

This course is organized around the following questions: What is unique about the experience of living in cities? How do cities grow and change and with what consequences? Why do patterns of inequality persist in cities, limiting opportunities for some while enhancing life chances for others? How do urban communities differ in the extent to which they value sustainability and justice? This course can also count toward the global studies program and the environmental studies program.