Race and Ethnicity

Starting with the fall 2009 term, this course will be renumbered as SOC 1635.

Because human beings belong to different racial and ethnic groups, the study of these constructs is important to sociology. The course 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. Students explore the history of race and ethnicity and how history has influenced the study of these topics.

There are no current sections scheduled for this course number.
Please note that courses have been assigned new numbers beginning with the fall term.
Please check the new course number for course availability.