The major objectives of the course are to study the interrelationships of gender, race, and class and to develop an understanding of current social conditions through inclusive analysis of gender, race-ethnic, and class relations. Emphasis is placed upon patterns and consequences of discrimination and oppression. Beeghley, Leonard, The Structure of Social Stratification in the United States 3rd Ed. Allyn and Bacon, 2000. An analysis of the social structure of diversity and the social processes of inequality in contemporary North American society.
Emphasis is placed on patterns and consequences of discrimination and oppression.
The course begins with a review of the concept of diversity and its relationship to inequality, stratification, and reconciliation. From there we will investigate various patterns and methods of dealing with diversity. You have the opportunity in this class to apply your theoretical knowledge from the social sciences and the humanities to become more sensitive to meeting and assessing the needs of diverse, vulnerable, and unjustly treated populations. You will need your core study of foreign language, the arts, and other cultures to help you understand diversity in individuals, families, social categories, and communities. Lastly, you can use your communication, written, and critical thinking skills to carry out and write up your experience exercises.