SOC 205 - Social Diversity

Institution:

Camden County College

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Description:

This course will encourage students to use their sociological imagination to place themselves and their unique experience into the larger historical and cultural context of the United States. They will learn how they fit into this socially diverse and multi-cultural society, which is the product of centuries of social interaction among African Americans, Asian Americans, European Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans of various gender identities and faiths. Sociological concepts which will be addressed include social caste, social class, race, ethnicity, gender, power, authority, dominance, colonization, immigration, segregation, genocide, stigma, privilege, master status, prejudice, discrimination, assimilation, pluralism, acculturation, and accommodation. Further, affirmative action, backlash and reverse discrimination will be studied. Lecture ( 45.00) Prerequisites: ENG-013 and ENG-023

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.camdencc.edu

Phone Number:

(856) 227-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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