SOC 321 - Race, Ethnicity and Inequality in the United States

    Recent Professors
    Jeffrey O. Sacha, Santos Torres, Brent L. Clark Jr., Jessica C. Fleck
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of SOC 321
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4J · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D0 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    In this course, students are invited to examine patterns of racial and ethnic group relations in the United States of America. This course utilizes basic sociological approaches to study race and ethnicity and includes an emphasis on a comparative and intersectional analysis of historical, social, political, and economic factors affecting intergroup and intragroup dynamics and current political and social issues. Using multiple perspectives, students will explore topics that include prejudice, discrimination, racism, anti-racism, racialization, racial and ethnic stratification, inequality, intersectionality, demographic shifts, colonization, decolonization, oppression, liberation, civil rights, and other related topics. Course focus will be on Native Americans, African Americans, Latinx peoples, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, and European Americans. A variety of different learning activities will be included. Any course-related field trips will not be mandatory and alternative assignments will be offered.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 10:30am–11:50am, Mon Wed 12:00pm–1:20pm