SOC 382 - Race and Ethnic Relations

Course Cross-listed with AFS 352
3 credit(s)
A social-historical analysis of the impact of race and ethnicity on the distribution of power, opportunity, and privilege in a social structure. Major theoretical perspectives on racial and ethnic prejudice and discrimination will be examined along with the diverse patterns of interracial and interethnic contact, which develop in different societies. The course will also focus on the politics of minority status, studying the growth and development of social movements that have challenged the legitimacy of racial and ethnic stratification.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 110.

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