Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America

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Examines how and why issues related to social, economic, and political inequality among racial groups influence various aspects of US society. Explores the impact of racial inequality and discrimination on individual and collective identity, with a special focus on minoritized racial and ethnic groups. Students will unravel the key components of structural inequality and systemic discrimination by seeking answers to questions like, What are the long-term effects of unequal access to resources on contemporary racial inequalities in the US? How have sociopolitical factors affected the ways in which white, African, Latinx, and other American minority groups interact over time? Is affirmative action the best policy for correcting social inequalities? How does immigration status affect the socioeconomic outcomes of Hispanics? Are Native-Americans adequately represented in US political institutions? Why are there racial inequalities in income levels?