OPEN TO UNDERGRADUATES ONLY

Introduction:  This is an intermediate level undergraduate sociology
course designed for sophomores, juniors, and seniors.  Race and
ethnicity continue to be important determinants of individuals’ life
chances in the United States.  This course will examine current
theories of racial and ethnic stratification that attempt to explain
continuity and change in American Race and Ethnic relations.  We
will examine


the processes through which individuals form radical and ethnic
identities, how different individuals experience racial and ethnic
identities, and the consequences racial and ethnic identities have
for the life chances of individuals.  If you wonder how white folks
experience being white, or members of other groups experience being
members of particular race and ethnic groups in the US, or how your
race and ethnic identity affects the chances of success of people
like you, this is the course for you.

Texts:  Significant portions of the following texts are required
reading for this course.  They are available from local bookstores
and should be purchased if possible.

Cornell and Hartmann.        1998.   Ethnicity and Race.
Massey and Denton             1993.   American Apartheid

Other assigned readings will be placed on reserved in the
Undergraduate Library.

Course Requirements:

1.	Completion of assigned readings before the class for which
they are assigned.
2.	Regular class attendance and participation in discussions.
Classroom discussions will often cover material that is not in the
assigned readings.
3.	Completion of two in-class exams and the final exam.  Exams
will contain a mixture of short answer and essay questions.  Each of
the 2 in-class examinations will count 20 percent each toward the
final grade for a total of 40%.  The final will count30%.
4.	Completion of 3 short, typewritten, double-spaced, 3 page
papers on assigned topics.  Each will count 10% of the course grade.