Social Inequalities and Low-Wage Work

Description from DukeHub

This course introduces students to several, different economic theories and viewpoints regarding social inequality, class, and socio-economic status in the United States. Current debates are discussed, such as the possible raising of the minimum wage. Students also gain first-hand knowledge concerning the livelihood strategies of low-wage workers in Durham, through students' participation in a service-learning project in the community.

Skills

• fieldworkdescription: "service-learning" and 1 more

AI-resilient: 3 of 5 3/5

• No: Physical, lab or field work
• ✓Yes: Live work with people · "service-learning"
• ✓Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "ethical"
• No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
• ✓Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section

The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works

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