Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of the sociological study of race and ethnicity as social systems. Students use sociological theories and research methods to analyze these issues. Topics include the social construction of race and ethnicity, systems of inequality, historical and changing content of racial and ethnic identities, forms of dominant-subordinate relationships, discrimination and prejudice and their effects at individual and institutional levels, policy and political issues surrounding race and ethnicity in the United States and globally.