CLD 560 - COMMUNITY INEQUALITIES

College of Ag, Food and Environment

Credit(s): 3

This course focuses on the emergence and persistence of community inequalities in contemporary American society. This begins by identifying, describing, and analyzing inequalities within and among American communities and then considering the implications for organizational and community processes. The essential questions that will guide this course are: How do we define, measure, and evaluate the differences among communities? What factors contribute to the emergence and persistence of the inequalities among communities? What are the consequences of these inequalities for the people who live in these communities?

Prereq: Major standing in CLD or graduate student status