Sociology 140
Social Stratification
Term paper options
Option A
Option B
Useful sites
Option A websites
Option B websites
Paper Grading Sheet
ASA Style Guide
Detailed Tables of the U.S. Census 2000
Survey Data of Income Inequality in the U.S.
Albert Benschop's Sociosite Index of Stratification Resources
The Forbes Magazine's List of World's Richest People for 1996-2005
A lawyer who rose out of an impoverished Kentucky hollow.
An unemployed metal worker in Spokane, WA, regretting his decision to skip college.
A young man, the first college boy in his family, decided to stay with his summer job and drop out of college.
A 38-year old single mother of 5, a child of the working class herself who slipped into the welfare class, had to fight her way out.
Two people in their 50's are dating, but with a real gap between them: one comes from the working class and one comes from money.
Three New Yorkers (an architecht, a utility worker, and a maid) with little in common faced a common threat -- heart attack, but their experiences diverged.
Lecture notes
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 (midterm), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 (student presentation), 18 (student presentation, 19, and 20.
Practice questions for exams
Midterm
Final