Syllabus (revised)

Exam 3 Review

Lecture Graphs & Tables (ppt)

Readings

All videos shown in class will be included in the exams.

If you miss class, you are responsible for watching the videos, which are available at the College Library Reserve Collection.

Related Links

The Writing Center

McBurney Disability Resource Center

Academic Misconduct

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the sociological study of the major racial and ethnic minority groups in the US, including African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians. The first part of the course examines key concepts in the study of race and ethnicity, focusing on the social construction of race and ethnicity, prejudice, and discrimination. The second part reviews the historical experiences of these four groups, and the final part addresses important contemporary issues such as racial politics, ecominc and employment inequality, residential segregation, educational inequality, criminal justice, and health care inequality. Although these issues are usually taught separately by group, this course deliberately covers these issues by topic rather than by group in order to see how they intersect across groups.

The textbook is available for purchase at the University Bookstore; it is also available for a 3-hr loan period at the College Library Reserve Collection (1st floor).