POVERTY AND PLACE

AMERIND/C&ESOC/SOC 578

Course Description

The allocation of economic and social rewards in the United States; emphasis on persistently poor regions and communities; analysis of selected minority groups and their poverty statuses; poverty programs and their consequences for structural and cultural changes.

Prerequisties

C&ESOC/SOC 140 , C&ESOC/SOC 210 , C&ESOC/SOC 211 , or SOC 181

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.36

16.2% from Historical

Completion Rate

95.45%

11.03% from Historical

A Rate

59.09%

79.46% from Historical

Class Size

-12.8% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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