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| Semester: | Fall 2024 |
| Number: | 0101-290-001 |
| Instructor: | Carolyn Springer |
| Days: | Wednesday 2:25 pm - 3:40 pm |
| Note: | Hybrid Online/In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise 217 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Notes: |
Blended, Monday Online Asynchronous, Wednesday In Person |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Students will review the origins of race as a concept and its historical construction. Students examine how race has been used socially and politically to: create categories of inclusion and exclusion; influence the cognition, affect, and behavior of individuals and groups; and shape ideas of social justice and equality. |
| Learning Goals: |
By the end of the semester, students will:be able to explain how different disciplines have constructed ideas about racebe able to explain how race operates within historical, cultural, social, and political contextshave a greater awareness of how sociocultural, economic, and political forces shape the behavior of individuals, groups, and institutionshave a greater awareness of their own values, beliefs, assumptions, and experiencesbe more aware of factors that influence the development and worldview of othersbe able to explain the effects of oppression and privilegehave learned strategies for addressing racism and advocating for social justice *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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