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SOCY 235 Race and Racialization Units: 3.00
Concept and meaning of race, racism, and racialization; ethnicity; processes, policies, and practices of differentiation; the impact of racism and discrimination on various populations; intersections of race, ethnicity, class and gender.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (A minimum grade of C- in SOCY 122/6.0) or (BADR 100/3.0 and BADR 101/3.0).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Apply a sociological and critical lens for the analysis of the construction and representation of race, ethnicity, nationhood, gender, sexuality, and class.
- Demonstrate reflective written communication skills and conversational skills on difficult topics, considering personal differences and multiple perspectives respectfully.
- Develop an ability to analyze the power and racializing dynamics at play in social relationships and institutions, within Canada and North America.
- Explain how power, privilege, and marginalization are implicated in social structures and institutions.
- Gain a deeper understanding of your own assumptions about "race" and racism.
- Learn key concepts and theories of race and racism drawn from the fields of Sociology, Critical Race Theory, gender and feminist studies, and decolonization studies.
- Utilize an intersectional approach to analyze the experiences of various social groups.