Psychology of Racism

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This course will provide students with an understanding of racism within the context of macro- and micro-level inequalities in the U.S. A specific emphasis will be placed on societal processes from the perspective of four groups (i.e., Asians, Blacks, Latin@s, Native Americans) and will demonstrate how these groups have experienced and have had an impact on key institutional structures of U.S. society (e.g., legal, political, economic and educational). Open only to juniors and seniors currently matriculated in HDEV.