SOCI 308: Race and Ethnicity in a Changing World

SOCI 308-001: Race/Ethnicity Changing World
(Spring 2024)

10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR

Innovation Hall 134

Section Information for Spring 2024

SOCI 308 - 001: Race/Ethnicity Changing World

What is race? What is ethnicity? Why do race and ethnicity continue to exert a powerful influence in people's lives in many parts of the world? How does a comparative examination of race, ethnicity, and migration complicate and sharpen our understanding of intergroup relations? In this course, our objective is to gain a broader understanding of the dynamics of race and ethnicity through a historical and comparative approach. In the first half of the course, we will explore the histories of Native Americans, Black Americans, Latinx Americans, and Asian Americans to gain a deeper understanding of the unique struggles faced by marginalized Americans and their ongoing efforts to find acceptance and belonging in American society. In the latter half of the course, our focus will shift to contemporary struggles for equity and inclusion. This will encompass racial and ethnic disparities in housing, education, work, income, health, and the criminal justice system. From tragic instances of police shootings of unarmed Black men and women in the United States to complex global challenges such as the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East, as well as the growing anti-immigrant sentiments observed in Europe and America, race and ethnicity remain urgent social issues. The course will serve as a platform for exploring these critical issues, fostering a nuanced perspective on race and ethnicity within a global context.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Explores how race and ethnicity have been shaped by policies and practices in Western and non-Western societies. Explores the evolution of racial and ethnic attitudes from a global and historical perspective. Examines how changing demographic racial patterns may affect definitions of race and ethnicity and the ways in which people individually and collectively act to create new futures. Offered by Sociology & Anthropology. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Social/Behavioral Sciences
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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