SOC314

Engages students in a critical analysis of the causes and consequences of the recent growth in the prison-industrial complex in the United States. Uses readings, assignments, lectures, and class assignments to explore the role of social systems of stratification (particularly race, class, and gender) in shaping the U.S. prison industry. Explores the following themes through our partnership with a local prison: the rise of mass incarceration in the U.S.; gendered pathways to prison; gendered experiences of incarceration; gendered risks of entry. Most of the classes will be held at the Edna Mahn Correctional Facility for Women, the only women's prison in NJ. Uses the Inside-Out model which is dialogue-based and highly interactive. Offering to be determined.