SS 2211 - Race,Class and Gender

Institution:

Landmark College

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Description:

Lecture SS1011, SS1211, SS1311, SS1411, SS Core Trans, EN1011, EN1015, FY1011, FY1001 This course explores popular (and unpopular) definitions of Race, Class and Gender in the United States. Through course reading complemented with film, students will explore the consequences and inequality of dominant and subordinate groups that occur within Race, Class and Gender and how they interconnect in our modern society. Students will learn the development of the social constructions that create our current concepts of these institutions. Students will analyze how the members of these groups are portrayed in the social institutions of the media, business, sports, law and education. While the reading load is largely made up of shorter essays, students will be expected to write many short papers.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.landmark.edu

Phone Number:

(802) 387-6700

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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