WMSTU 325 - Race,Class,Gender and the Law

Institution:

Saint Xavier University

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Description:

Cross Ref: SOC 325, CJ 325 This course introduces students to the complex and subtle ways social inequality is produced and reproduced in and through U.S. law and social practices. We will examine race, class, sex and gender hierarchies as interrelated systems, none of which can be fully understood without reference to the others. We will explore how any individual's multiple statuses (race, class, gender, sexuality) combine to produce sets of privileges and constraints. We will also examine the effects of social experiences on social perspectives. The course has a historical emphasis, examining 19th- and 20th-century roots of contemporary social arrangements in U.S. law and society. The course includes challenging abstract material about theories of race, gender, class, culture and power.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.SXU.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 298-3000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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