The emergence of feminist theory, its relationship to sociology, and the major theoretical schools of thought. Prerequisite: One of SOCI 100, SOCI 101, SOCI 102.

Tendencies toward equality and inequality; manifestations of inequality (occupation, education, gender, ethnicity, income, power) and their consequences; caste and class features of major stratification systems; theories of social class; stratification profile of contemporary industrial societies. Prerequisite: One of SOCI 100, SOCI 101, SOCI 102.

The meaning of work and leisure, properties of work organization, the division of labour, and the relation of work and social inequality. Prerequisite: One of SOCI 100, SOCI 101, SOCI 102.

The nature of gender relations, their social and cultural expression, and theories of gender inequality. Prerequisite: One of SOCI 100, SOCI 101, SOCI 102.

Processes of social change in the Third World and other developing countries. Prerequisite: One of SOCI 100, SOCI 101, SOCI 102.