This edX online learning course in sociology introduces you to core concepts of class, gender, and racial inequality, and an approach to studying complex forms of inequality called intersectionality. The course features interviews with top scholars and discussion of the full-length award winning documentary, China Blue, which follows the life of a young seventeen-year-old worker from Sichuan province, to a Chinese jeans factory.
In undertaking the course, you will learn about sociological theories of class and gender, a global historical understanding of race and racism, and the application of sociological theory to specific cases.
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