2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
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SOSC 200 - The Study of Race in the Social Sciences


Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lab Hour(s): 0
Credit Hour(s): 3

This course is an examination of how the concept of race is understood by social scientists and how it shapes thinking in the discipline. It addresses long held contentions and prejudices surrounding the notions of race, including race as a biological reality and the more contemporary idea of it as a product on social constructionism. The course will also provide intellectual tools for interpreting behaviors and policies that have potential racialized outcomes in American culture and society.

Prerequisite(s): HIST 101 /HIST 102 /HIST 105 /HIST 106 , or PSYC 103 , SOCI 210  or POSC 200 /POSC 210 .



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