Urban Inequality and Social Policy

Subject associations
SPI 537 / SOC 537
Term
Fall 2024
Instructors
Patrick T. Sharkey
Registrar description

This course focuses on the causes, consequences, and responses to urban inequality. The course is organized in four parts. First, we consider how one comes to learn about and understand cities and neighborhoods. Second, we review classic and current ideas about how urbanization affects the way we live and interact with each other. Third, we assess various explanations for urban inequality. Fourth, we focus our attention on central problems and challenges of urban life, from segregation to violence, and consider policy responses.