SOCI 026B. Class Matters: Politics, Privilege and Poverty in the US

This class examines the ways our social origins (or class backgrounds) impact our lives and our politics in the US, the ways in which class positions are passed down (or not) across generations, and the relationship between class position and political views. We will discuss what we mean by “class”; what politics means across class positions; economic inequality and poverty; intersections of class with racial, gender, and other forms of inequality; the role of education in shaping both class position and political positions; and the role of the state in shaping inequalities and mobility chances.
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Fall 2025. Laurison.
Spring 2027. Laurison.
Catalog chapter: Sociology and Anthropology
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/sociology-anthropology

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