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Race and Ethnicity

(formerly Race and Ethnic Relations)
SOC4170 / 3 q.h.

Because human beings belong to different racial and ethnic groups, the study of these constructs is important to sociology. The course examines race and ethnicity as constructed differences and explores the reasons for their existence, the power dynamics behind constructions of difference, the impact of difference on identity, and ways that visual and other presentations influence perceptions of self and others. Students explore the history of race and ethnicity and how history has influenced the study of these topics.

Section 90
Key Number 05988
Section 91
Key Number 05993