SOCI 357. Sociology of Disasters

Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 013443

This course aims to familiarize students with the sociological study of the causes and consequences of disasters. The course takes a broad view of the social science literature on disasters, but largely employs a case study approach. In keeping with sociology’s focus on the causes and consequences of social stratification, the relationship between disasters and patterns of inequality will be a central theme throughout the course.