COURSE OBJECTIVES
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Understand the
difference between race and ethnicity
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Describe the history of
race in science
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Describe why race is
not a biological category
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Explain why race does
not exist as a biological category, but has great significance as a social
category
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Explain the dynamics of
dominant and subordinate groups and their relationships to each other
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Understand the terms:
prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes
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Recognize the
difference between individual versus systemic discrimination
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Identify examples of
racial inequality and track them through various quantitative (US Census, etc.)
and qualitative (legal means, etc.) tools
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Understand the concept
of racial formation
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Recognize the
similarities and differences in the experiences of various racial groups
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Describe how white
privilege works