SOCI 3180 - Housing and Inequality

3 Credit Hours
Requirements: City Scholars course.

Description
In the U.S., housing is a complex multidimensional phenomenon. As a physical structure, it provides shelter from the elements and is a source of individuals’ health and well-being. But housing is more than shelter. Housing provides varying levels of access to economic wealth, status and prestige, public amenities, employment, safety, social networks, and transportation. In essence, housing, similarly to education or employment, is a dimension of a stratification system that distributes unequal levels of prosperity and opportunities among different groups.