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    Dec 05, 2025  
American University Catalog 2025-2026 
    
American University Catalog 2025-2026

SOCY-210 Power, Privilege, and Inequality (3)


Race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, and age are key factors in systematic marginalization and inequality. This course examines how some people suffer from inequalities while others benefit from them. It explores how power, privilege, and inequality are maintained through a range of social institutions and daily social interactions. It also cultivates intellectual insight and personal agency. AU Core Habits of Mind: Ethical Reasoning. Usually Offered: fall and spring.