This course will provide students with a basic introduction to a wide variety of topics related to inequality and social stratification, including its causes from a variety of scholars in sociology, economics, and political science. This class will particularly focus on inequalities related to social class; however, we will also consider inequalities by race and gender. In this course, we will first discuss different perspectives on why inequality occurs. We will then explore the inequality and class structure in the United States, as well as in some other countries like Finland and South Africa. Next, we will examine how race and gender complicate issues of class in American society. Finally, we will discuss some of the consequences of inequality and what might be done to fix some of the social ills associated with inequality.