Sociology of Social Inequalities
[SOC2050]
[30h] 5 credits
This course is taught in the 1st semester.
Teacher(s):
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
- locate the question of inequalities in relation to the sociological issues of social stratification and mobility
- locate the socio-historical evolution of philosophical challenges and political responses to the question of so-cial inequalities
- analyse, at a macro, meso and micro-social level, the factors and social processes generating the unequal dis-tribution of the main capitals (economic, cultural, social) at the level of individual actors as well as of collective entities;
- acquire an empirical knowledge of the state of social inequalities at a global, national and regional level (European, Belgian and Walloon levels) and develop a critical knowledge of the main sources of (statistical or qualitative) empirical data
Main themes
- Inequalities, transformation of capitalism and social policies : main political and historical issues.
- Sociological theories, social stratification and inequalities : main theoretical questions
- The state of social inequalities : synchronic and diachronic empirical approach
- Factors and processes of production and reproduction of inequalities
- Social inequalities and societies : macro-sociological approach
- Social inequalities and social relations: social classes, gender relations, ethnic relations
- Inequalities and individual trajectories
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
The exam will consist in the writing of a personal work of about ten pages in relation with the course.