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2013-2014 Catalog 
    
    Nov 26, 2024  
2013-2014 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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SOC 106 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States

Prerequisite: SOC 101 .
(3 Credits)
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the sociological study of race and ethnic relations in the United States. A variety of theories surrounding the origins of racial and ethnic inequality will be explored in order to put racial/ethnic relations in cultural, historical and social structural context. Major topics to be covered include: racism and intolerance, institutionalized discrimination, ethnocentrism, colonialism and assimilation, historical immigration and migration patterns, segregation, hate crimes, and societal diversification. Total of 45 hours of lecture.

Semester Offered: Fall, Spring.



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