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Class Detail:

WN 2013
Afroamerican & African Studies
AAS 420 - Race and Ethnicity
Section 001

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Theme

Waitlist Capacity:

unlimited

Advisory Prerequisites:

Junior standing.

Repeatability:

May not be repeated for credit.

Cross-Listed Classes:

ANTHRCUL 347 - Race&Ethnic, Section 001

Primary Instructor:

Williams,Melvin D

(real time availability for all sections)

This course is a comparative analysis of race and ethnicity as social and political phenomena with emphasis on the current theoretical literature. It analyzes the criteria by which different peoples classify races and/or ethnic groups; the implications of these classifications for intergroup relations; and the study of how attitudes and values surrounding race and ethnicity have shaped contemporary world events.

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