SOC 379 - Ethnic and Race Relations

(3 units) CO10, CO13

An overview of ethnic and race relations in the U.S. with an emphasis on systemic inequalities and their impact on Asian, Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities.

Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; SOC 101.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. examine how race and ethnicity are socially constructed categories by exploring what gives them meaning, how the categories are maintained or transformed, and how they are related to inequality.
2. recognize how race and ethnicity are both distinct from and intersect with other major axis of social identity and life, such as class, gender, and nation.
3. explore the significance of race and ethnicity in social institutions and individual experiences and identities.
4. use insights from different academic disciplines, explain how institutional arrangements maintain, enhance, or reduce levels of social mobility and equity for members of minority group status and analyze the sociological processes involved.
5. compare the issues confronting ethnic and racial groups in different countries, evaluate successes and challenges, analyze the social, economic, and policy factors that shape these systems, and explain implications for creating a more equitable society.

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