Sociology of Minorities

Catalog description

In this course, students examine the experiences of racial and ethnic minorities through a sociological lens. Students analyze the establishment, maintenance, and breakdown of dominant processes between and among majority and minority groups, including the practices, policies, and institutions that perpetuate such processes. The origins of race and ethnicity are also explored. Additionally, students use a variety of electronic resources to examine data and historical trends, including social, economic, educational, and political experiences of racial and ethnic minorities nationally, and to an extent, globally. Lastly, students discuss privilege, oppression, marginalization, and intersectionality to refine their understanding of majority/minority relations.