Anthropology of Social Inequality: Race, Class and Gender

Online

1.5-3 hours

Free

Course Content

This free online course will help you create and develop a framework for understanding global social inequality. Have you ever witnessed racism, classism, or gender inequality in your community? This anthropology course explores how social inequality has evolved and how it affects people and societies today. Learn how race, class, and gender intersect with power and gain the tools to recognize and challenge systems of oppression around the world. Understand how these issues shape daily life and how you can be part of creating a more just society.

Course Details

College	Alison
Course ID	196021
Course Category	Education
Course Type	Online Learning
Course Qualification	CPD Certificate
Course Duration	1.5-3 hours
Course Fee	Free
Entry Requirements	Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career Path	What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Distinguish between systematic and systemic inequities. • Discuss theories of social inequality and anthropology’s role in reinforcing such systems. • Describe the relationship between power, agency, and resistance. • Define the concepts of racism, Whiteness, and White supremacy. • Explain the role of economic, social, and cultural capital in class structure and social mobility. • Identify the relationship between capitalism and social inequalities. • List the differences between gender relations, patriarchy, and oppression. • State the examples of intersectionality • Indicate the impact of accumulated wealth on social inequality.
Course Code	7621