SOC 223 - Racial and Ethnic Relations

(3 credits)

Meets Category II General Education Requirements
45 lecture hours
Prerequisites: REN 092 or ELI 082G and ELI 082W , or appropriate course waivers or ACCUPLACER or ACCUPLACER-ESL scores
Students are provided with an understanding of the sociological perspective on intergroup relations. Students examine how groups of persons sharing racial and cultural characteristics interact with groups sharing different characteristics. The issues of differential power among majority and minority group members and the historical and cultural experiences that have given rise to these power differences are examined. Various racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. and throughout the world-particularly the experiences of African Americans-are investigated.