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
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
Mon 06:00PM - 08:30PM
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

ClassInfo Links - Fall 2014 Sociology Classes

To link directly to this ClassInfo page from your website or to save it as a bookmark, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=SOC&catalog_nbr=3211W&term=1149
To see a URL-only list for use in the Faculty Center URL fields, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=SOC&catalog_nbr=3211W&term=1149&url=1
To see this page output as XML, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=SOC&catalog_nbr=3211W&term=1149&xml=1
To see this page output as JSON, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=SOC&catalog_nbr=3211W&term=1149&json=1
To see this page output as CSV, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=SOC&catalog_nbr=3211W&term=1149&csv=1
Schedule Viewer
8 am
9 am
10 am
11 am
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
7 pm
8 pm
9 pm
10 pm
s
m
t
w
t
f
s
?
Class Title