SOCL 3450 — Class, Power, and Social Change
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath SIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: WBostonTraditional
Explores theories and research on the institutionalized forms of inequality that have accompanied the rise of advanced capitalism in Western society. Major topics include the competing definitions of class that have developed among social scientists; the relation between class and race in the United States; how class and gender have intersected historically; and the link between workers' movements, political systems, and the forms that capitalist development has assumed in Western Europe and the United States. Students conduct projects in which they explore the conceptions of social justice held by members of subordinate groups.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 95% | 1.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 29% | 32.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 89% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56% | 11.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56% | 11.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 20 | 35 | 57% | 15.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 35% · W 50% · Th 15% · F 21%
Common patterns: W (50% of sections), TF (21% of sections), R (15% of sections), T (15% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Ramiro Martinez (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Daniel Faber (70% of students) · reviews
- Ramiro Martinez (30% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (SOCL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All SOCL courses · Plan it at numap.app