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Below are a few courses offered at Syracuse University that are oriented around the intersections of race & ethnicity and various academic disciplines like sociology, public health, and comm. + rhetoric studies. SOC 248: Ethnic Inequalities and Intergroup Relations in the U.S. Course Description: This course explores the dynamics of race, ethnicity and culture in the contemporary United States. An emphasis will be placed on understanding the social, demographic, economic, political and historical forces that have resulted in the unique experiences of different groups of Americans. Main themes of the course will include prejudice, discrimination, intersectionality, as well as an in depth look at the way various racial and ethnic groups function within major U.S. institutions.
Textbook: Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer: Race in America; well written with a lot of quantitative analysis to really help you conceptualize the impacts of certain issues within and between races.
HTW 309: Health Disparities and Underserved Populations Course Description: This course examines inequalities in health across a number of historically & presently underserved populations. The course material and its themes seeks to impart a conceptual framework that helps students identify the origins of an array of health disparities. Further, students engage with primary data sources to report on health indicators and disease patterns among different U.S. demographics.
CRS 368: Rhetoric of Social Change Course Description: This course considers the role of rhetoric in the creation, definition, development, function, and study of all social movements
COM 346: Race, Gender, and the Media Course Description: Introduction of fundamental issues of diversity that confront media workers and audiences. Topics include roles, obligation, stereotypes, ownership of media in a multicultural society