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Fall 2015 | SOC 3211W Section 001: American Race Relations (21461)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 120
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the contours of race in the post-civil rights era United States. This course will focus on race relations in today's society with a historical overview of the experiences of various racial and ethnic groups in order to help explain their present-day social status. The class will also class consider the future of race relations in the U.S. and evaluate remedies to racial inequality.
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information http://classinfo.umn.edu/?elogan+SOC3211W+Fall2015
- Class Description:
- This course is designed to provide you with an understanding of the contours of race in the post-civil rights era United States. Our goal is to examine the myriad ways that race structures American society and influences the experiences and life chances of all its members. In the opening sections of the class, we study definitions of race and major theories of how race and racism work in the contemporary U.S. The next unit begins with an overview of the concept of racial identity, and asks how social location impacts one's identity and daily interactions. After inquiring into the general process of identity formation, we look at the specific experiences of whites, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and multiracial Americans. Though our central focus is on race relations in today's society, we also provide a historical overview of the experiences of each group in order to help explain their present-day social status. The next part of the course examines the significance of race in several specific contexts. We look at controversies over race and immigration, race and education, and race and popular culture. We close the class by considering the future of race relations in the U.S., and evaluating remedies to racial inequality.
- Grading:
- 20% Final Exam
60% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
- Class Format:
- 40% Lecture
10% Film/Video
50% Discussion
- Workload:
- 30-40 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Exam(s)
3 Paper(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21461/1159
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 22 August 2013
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2015 Sociology Classes Taught by Enid Logan