PSCI 4310 - Ethnic and Gender Politics4 unit(s)
(Formerly GEND/PSCI 3700) (Offered under the subjects PSCI and GEND) Focuses on the politics of ethnicity and gender. It will begin with a consideration of the Europatriarchal ideology underlying social relations in capitalist societies, investigate the impact of these relations on peoples experiencing colonization (Native Americans, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Asian-Americans, other “Third World” peoples, and women everywhere) and discrimination because of sexual preferences, and conclude with critical perspectives arising out of contemporary liberation movements.
Satisfies the Sociocultural Inquiry Requirement.
Course Learning Outcomes List
Course goals are to introduce and provide students a broad understanding of the treatment of gender, race, and ethnicity in American society. Specifically, course goals arc to make students aware of:
1) The difference in treatment of various groups in the political and governing environment;
2) Power and dynamics within ethnic and racial groups; and
3) Scholarly perspectives on the historical patterns of gender, race, and ethnic relations.
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