- Identify characteristics of stratification in traditional and modern societies
- Describe components of social class, including income, wealth, occupation, status, and political voice
- Describe dimensions of socioeconomic inequality in the United States
- Discuss the problem of neighborhood poverty
- Analyze the existence and persistence of stratification and poverty from sociological perspectives
- Describe quantitative and qualitative dimensions of global poverty and inequality
- Apply theoretical perspectives to analyze the existence and persistence of global inequality
