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Seminar
WiSe 16/17: Theories of Social Inequality
Martin Krzywdzinski
Comments
What is social inequality, what are its causes, determinants and
consequences? The course gives an overview over classical and modern
theories of social stratification and social inequality. The first part of
the course is dedicated to classical theories: Marx’s class theory and its
re-interpretations by authors like Eric Olin Wright and Pierre Bourdieu;
Weber’s class theory and its further developments; theories focusing on
gender and race inequalities. The second part of the course deals with
current debates regarding drivers and consequences of social inequalities
and discusses topics such as the impact of technological change on
inequality (does the digital revolution produce more inequality?), the
relationship between globalization and inequality (what is the impact of
globalization on inequality within our societies and between the Global
North and Global South), the role of the welfare state and the impact of
neoliberal policies (do we observe a deliberate dualization of our
societies?). We will also discuss the particularities of the
transformation processes from socialist to capitalist societies regarding
social inequality. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2016-10-20 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2016-10-27 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2016-11-03 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2016-11-10 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2016-11-17 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2016-11-24 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2016-12-01 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2016-12-08 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2016-12-15 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2017-01-05 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2017-01-12 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2017-01-19 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2017-01-26 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2017-02-02 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2017-02-09 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2017-02-16 12:00 - 14:00