Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D · CSU American Institutions Area US1DescriptionThis course surveys the idea of race and the history of racism in American society from the colonial era to the present. Students will focus on the emergence of the idea of race and trace the ways racial ideology and understandings of ethnicity have changed over time. Students will explore how the social construction of race allowed some people to exercise power while disempowering others. Students will also evaluate the ethical implications of racism by exploring the ways race has been used to justify slavery, political disenfranchisement, and economic marginalization of various groups within American society.Usually HeldMon Wed 11:10am–12:35pm, Fri 11:10am–2:20pm 