SOC 253 - Race and Ethnicity
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090 and ENGL 090 or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
C6 General Education Social Systems Satisfier Y
MTA Social Sciences Satisfier Y
Global Studies Satisfier Course Y
Session Cycle: FL
This course is an introduction to the sociological study of race and ethnicity. Students will be exposed to the historical and contemporary factors contributing to the social construction of these phenomena. Besides identity and group formation, this course explores how race and ethnicity have consistently played a role in social and institutional discrimination-including in the areas of economics, education, health, incarceration, and politics. Course content has been selected to help students see the impact of race and ethnicity on socioeconomic standing in contemporary American society. Emphasis will also be placed on racial and ethnic relations in Europe and the Global South. This course is a satisfier course for the Global Studies Degree Designation.
Notes: Humanities/Social Sciences Division
Theory Hours: 45
Learning Outcomes:
1. Explain how race and ethnicity are social constructs.
Applies to General Education Social Systems Competency Objectives A, B, and C.
2. Critique the claim that America is a post-racial society with the assistance of empirical data.
Applies to General Education Social Systems Competency Objective D.
3. Identify key historical factors and social institutions leading to racial and ethnic inequalities.
Applies to General Education Social Systems Competency Objectives A and B.
4. Discuss intersections between race, ethnicity, and class.
Applies to General Education Social Systems Competency Objectives B and C.
5. Compare racial and ethnic relations in America with other parts of the world.
Applies to General Education Social Systems Competency Objective C.
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