Section A22: Class Matters
Does "class" matter today in our global world--how? Does it shape our life chances and opportunities? Does it create flexible social mobility or reinforce durable inequalities? Is class-based disparity increasing or decreasing with global capitalism? What are the changing global class structures or class formations? How about in the United States--is its class structure open or closed? This course investigates the great debates on "class," various approaches to class analysis and their relevance in understanding the contemporary social world.