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SOC253

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Diversity and Inequality

Social SciencesSchool of Legal Studies & Social Services

Learning Objectives

Course Objective

Program Objective and/or
Collegewide Student Competency

1.      Explain how systems of inequality are interconnected within U.S. society.

 

2.      Describe how systems of inequality serve to oppress and marginalize some groups while simultaneously privileging and empowering other groups.

 

3.      Identify ways in which historical policies and practices provide a context for understanding contemporary systems of inequality.

 

4.      Describe the impact of intersecting systems of inequality on the lives of individuals.

 

5.      Identify ways in which individuals and social movements can resist and transform systems of oppression.