SOC 46N - Race,Ethnic,and National Identities:Imagined Communities

Institution:

Stanford University

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(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. How new identities are created and legitimated. What does it mean to try on a different identity National groups and ethnic groups are so large that one individual can know only an infinitesimal fraction of other group members. What explains the seeming coherence of groups If identities are a product of the imagination, why are people willing to fight and die for them Enrollment limited to 16. GER:DB-SocSci 3 units, Win (Rosenfeld, M)

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stanford.edu/

Phone Number:

(650) 723-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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