AFST 40549 - The Ethics of Gender and Race

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

In this course, we will be concerned with two central ideas - equal opportunity and discrimination. We will focus on what constitutes equal opportunity with respect to gender and race and how best to achieve it, as well as what constitutes sexual and racial discrimination and how best to avoid it. We will begin by considering arguments of those who hold that feminist causes discriminate against men and that affirmative action programs discriminates against whites, and then look at opposing arguments. The goal of the course will be to help students make up their own minds about which In this course, we will be concerned with two central ideas - equal opportunity and discrimination. We will focus on what constitutes equal opportunity with respect to gender and race and how best to achieve it, as well as what constitutes sexual and racial discrimination and how best to avoid it. We will begin by considering arguments of those who hold that feminist causes discriminate against men and that affirmative action programs discriminates against whites, and then look at opposing arguments. The goal of the course will be to help students make up their own minds about which views on these topics are most morally defensible. Requirements: Two papers (10-15 pages in length) and participation in class discussions.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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