This course examines the form and content of hierarchical arrangements. Students should be able to learn the relationship of hierarchy to social order and individual behavior and these then relate to mobility and stratification. Other areas covered include structure of social stratification, status attainment, and mobility. In addition, by the end of the course, students should be aware of inequality and economic development, social development, and technological change, and economic status in relation to social status, including ethnicity, gender, age, and religion.
