SOCI413

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Critical Race Theory

Subject Code

SOCI

Course Number

413

Course Title

Critical Race Theory

Course Description

Focuses on race and ethnic relations in contemporary society and popular understandings of race and ethnicity in the United States. Explores the boundaries and markers for membership in an ethnic, racial, or minority group. Specifically,this course regards race as a social construct that has significance for structural opportunities, experiences, worldviews, and conceptions of self and others. The course investigates the designations "race," "ethnicity," and "minorities," and locates them in foundational and current tensions concerning power and identity. Prerequisite: ANTH-162 or SOCI-101. Same as SOCI-413. 4 SH. CC: Diversity, Social Interactions, Writing Intensive.

Course Types

Standard (STAND), Diversity (DVERS), Social Interactions (SOCIN), Writing Intensive (INWRT), Public Policy Major (PPOL)

Semester Hours

4