SA 212 - Race and Ethnicity

Institution:

Denison University

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Description:

An introduction to the sociocultural analysis of race and ethnic group membership and identity, in its various historical and geographical contexts, including that of the contemporary United States. The range of topics implicated in issues of race and ethnicity include: the reasons that group membership has remained an important factor in social life and the conditions under which such membership forms the basis of social and political mobilization; anthropological and sociological research on and arguments about 'race' and human biodiversity; issues such as affirmative action, immigration policy and multiculturalism and concepts such as assimilation, neo-colonialism, and split labor market are critically evaluated with attention to their ideological bases, explanatory power and policy implications; and comparative global formations of race and ethnicity in various parts of the world. This course has no prerequisite.(4 credits)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.denison.edu

Phone Number:

(740) 587-0810

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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