SOC 315 Race, Ethnicity, and Society

Fall

This course traces the social and historical construction of race and ethnicity in the United States and around the world. Students will investigate the bases of racial and ethnic conflict, accommodation and assimilation, and examine how relations of dominance and subordination have influenced patterns of racial and ethnic inequality throughout recent human history. Race and ethnicity are investigated at multiple levels of analysis - as key factors in identity formation, interpersonal interaction, and large-scale institutional organization. Historical patterns of racial-ethnic inequality and progress will be addressed. Students will also examine the intersections of race and ethnicity with gender, class, age, and nationality. Prerequisite: SOC 100.

3 credit hours