In a heterogeneous society we are inevitably faced with issues of diversity and difference. Through the media and our everyday lives we are also confronted with the fact that race and ethnic relations appear to be tense and divisive. This course explores historical and contemporary race relations in the United States from a sociological perspective. Specifically, we will study the underlying issues that characterize the relations between and among different ethnic and racial groups in our country.
Email is an efficient way to ask simple questions and to arrange meetings outside of office hours.
If these times conflict with your schedule, I am more than willing to arrange another time during which to meet. You may come to ask questions or to just discuss issues. I will also be briefly available to you before and after our class meetings. I try to be in the classroom approximately 10 minutes before class, and will have a few minutes to talk after class as well. I may send messages to you regarding assignments or comments on discussion.