URBST 101
Intro to Urban Inequality · 3 credits · Fall 2026
This course meets as a lecture plus a recitation. Your schedule needs one time from each, and the schedule builder picks them together.
About this course
Introduction to the field of urban studies investigating why cities are places of economic and political opportunity for some and of deprivation, discrimination, violence, and impoverishment for others. Exploration of different theories of urban poverty and inequality and examination of the impact of immigration, racial segregation, suburbanization, public policies, and social movements on U.S. cities and their inhabitants. Special attention is paid to the existence of inequalities based on race, class, gender, sexuality and analyzes proposals to reduce these inequalities.
Seat status as of Oct 3, 6:53 AM ET. Seats can change between refreshes.
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