Fall 2022  |  AAS 3251W Section 001: Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender (20174)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
SOC 3251W Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
Tue 08:15AM - 09:30AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 150
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
UMTC, West Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (24 of 26 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
In the midst of social unrest, it is important for us to understand social inequality. In this course we will analyze the impact of three major forms of inequality in the United States: race, class, and gender. Through taking an intersectional approach at these topics, we will examine the ways these social forces work institutionally, conceptually, and in terms of our everyday realities. We will focus on these inequalities as intertwined and deeply embedded in the history of the country. Along with race, class, and gender we will focus on other axes of inequality including sexuality, citizenship, and dis/ability. We will analyze the meanings and values attached to these social categories, and the ways in which these social constructions help rationalize, justify, and reproduce social inequality.
Class Notes:
*UPDATE for Fall 2022* AAS/SOC 3251W will meet weekly in person on Tuesday mornings at the scheduled time; weekly lectures will be shared asynchronously online each week. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?sara0028+SOC3251W+Fall2022
Class Description:
In the midst of social unrest, it is important for us to understand social inequality. In this course we will analyze the impact of three major forms of inequality in the United States: race, class, and gender. Through taking an intersectional approach at these topics, we will examine the ways these social forces work institutionally, conceptually, and in terms of our everyday realities. We will focus on these inequalities as intertwined and deeply embedded in the history of the country. Along with race, class, and gender we will focus on other axes of inequality including sexuality, citizenship, and dis/ability. We will analyze the meanings and values attached to these social categories, and the ways in which these social constructions help rationalize, justify, and reproduce social inequality. prereq: Soc majors/minors must register A-F.

Learning Objectives:
A) Explore the social construction of race, class, gender, as well as ethnicity, sexuality, citizenship, and (dis)ability;

B) Consider how race, class, gender, and other dimensions of social organization shape individual experiences and interactions with social institutions such as education, work, medicine, and law;

C) Develop and use a "sociological imagination" to analyze privilege and inequalities

D) Apply sociological approaches to contemporary issues.

Exam Format:
There will be no exams for the course. Students will create a final project.
Class Format:
Synchronous online course with flexibility for asynchronous participation.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20174/1229
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
12 August 2022

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