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Spring 2014 | SOC 3211W Section 001: American Race Relations (61223)
- 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
Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 130
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Conceptual/theoretical tools sociologists use to study race relations in the United States. Historical experiences among racial/ethnic groups. American Indians, African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, and white ethnics.
- Class Description:
- What is race? How have our understandings of race and racism changed over time? Why do deep racial inequalities persist in the post-civil rights era? In this class we will use sociological perspectives and theories to address these and other questions regarding the nature of race, racism, and racial relations in the U.S. We will explore the ways in which race continues to be a salient factor in social, economic, and political organization, paying particular attention to contemporary forms of racism in the ?age of colorblindness.? We will also examine how race informs aspects of personal identity and perspective. In doing so, this course is designed to challenge popular notions about the meaning and importance of race, and to encourage a deeper, more reflective understanding of how race and racism continue to structure American society, and the life experiences of its members. This is an intellectual and often emotional journey that requires critical thought, an open mind, a willingness for self-reflection, and is well worth the trouble!
- Grading:
- 40% Reports/Papers
10% Quizzes
40% Reflection Papers
10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: There will be four reflection papers, worth 10% each. The final research paper will be assigned and graded in three parts: a proposal (5%), a rough draft (15%), and a final draft (20%) due the last day of class.
- Class Format:
- 40% Lecture
20% Film/Video
25% Discussion
15% Small Group Activities
- Workload:
- 60-90 Pages Reading Per Week
25 Pages Writing Per Term
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/61223/1143
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 21 January 2014
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