Soc of Race & Ethnicity

Catalog description

A sociological investigation will be made into the socio-historical development of race and ethnicity as categories and organizing principles in the U.S. Emphasis on the impact of racialized public policies and structural practices on past and contemporary structures in U.S. society will be explored. An analysis of the socio-legal effects of the Civil Rights Movement, public policy and its impact on diverse racial and ethnic populations in the U.S. will be addressed. A historical and sociological assessment of majority-minority relations with emphasis on the experiences of African-Americans, Hispanic/Latino-Americans, Asian-Americans and indigenous Native Americans, and mixed-race populations will be discussed.