Race and Politics in the U.S.. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): POLS 1000 or POLS 1100 or HIST 1700 and University Advanced Standing Examines the major theories that have attempted to explain the roles of race and ethnicity in American politics. Studies how race, ethnicity, and gender are used as resources for organization in the political development of the United States. Analyzes the political attitudes and behaviors of racial and ethnic populations in order to measure their contemporary political influences.