SOC 215 - Experiences in Diversity

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

This course critically examines systems of stratification within the United States. Topics include: race and racism, ethnicity, sex and gender and sexual orientation. Study is concentrated on understanding the legal and policy based frameworks which created and perpetuate group-based inequality for various people in the U.S. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Depict the etiology of racist, homophobic, ethnocentric, and sexist ideologies; Demonstrate critical thinking on issues of race and racism, ethnicity, sex and gender, and sexual orientation; Describe the impact of minority and majority status as it pertains to economic, psychological and social experience; List contradictions between the idea that we all have certain inalienable rights and the reality that certain groups in our society continue to be denied many of those rights; List contributions of those outside of the "mainstream" and understand how those marginalized "others" started social movements which challenged the US to become more democratic, and inclusive; Describe the systematic ways that inequality due to race, socio-economic status, ethnicity, age, religion, gender, and sexual orientation are perpetuated and possibly eradicated by society's social institutions.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

SOC 110 or PSY 140

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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