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Fall 2014 | SOC 3211W Section 001: American Race Relations (22766)
- 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
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 155
- 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:
- This course introduces students to the theoretical and historical foundations of race relations in the United States. In particular, we focus on the formation of racial and ethnic identities, on how these are produced through political struggle at the local, national, global scales, and how they are maintained and transformed over time. We pay close attention to the ways in which race and ethnicity intersect with gender, sexuality, class, citizenship, and nation in order to better understand how systems of power, privilege, and inequality are constructed, reinforced, and challenged. The role and impact of social movements in shaping these social categories will be at the center of the course focus. Students are expected to apply social scientific concepts and theories to the subject matter, drawing on frameworks from Sociology, History, American Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Law.
- Grading:
- 30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Quizzes
20% Written Homework
10% Class Participation
- Exam Format:
- Both the midterm and final exams will be take home tests requiring the use of course readings, lectures, discussions, and films to answer questions.
- Class Format:
- 65% Lecture
10% Film/Video
15% Discussion
5% Small Group Activities
5% Guest Speakers service learning component is optional
- Workload:
- 60-80 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
3 Homework Assignment(s)
3 Quiz(zes)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/22766/1149
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 2 April 2009
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