Race and Ethnicity
SOC1635 / 3 q.h.
Formerly SOC 4170.
Examines race and ethnicity as constructed differences and explores the reasons for their existence, the power dynamics behind constructions of difference, the impact of difference on identity, and ways that visual and other presentations influence perceptions of self and others. Because human beings belong to different racial and ethnic groups, the study of these constructs is important to sociology. Explores the history of race and ethnicity and how history has influenced the study of these topics.
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