Ever wonder why your neighborhood looks the way it does?

How implicit bias affects medical care?

Whether your generation is really more accepting?

How race still matters today?

Enroll in SOCIO 2215!

What will we learn in this class?

We will explore how race and ethnicity have been important in the United States, from the time of the colonies to today. This course offers a fresh view of life in the US, highlighting how race and ethnicity have influenced our opportunities.

We will examine the important role of Black-White relations and the experiences of other groups. We will also look at how current immigration trends are making our society more diverse and altering our understanding of what it means to be American.

In this class you can build the cultural literacy and critical thinking skills that employers look for. You can also learn to have meaningful conversations in a supportive environment and move past the fear of saying the wrong thing.

What general education requirements does this class satisfy?

This class meets two general education requirements: Social Science and Human Relations. It is also part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), which includes over 100 colleges and universities in Illinois. This means your credits will easily transfer to another IAI college or university as the same course on the sociology of race. Additionally, this class fulfills the University of Illinois US Minority Cultures requirement.

When does this class meet?

This class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 to 10:45 am. There is also an online NET section that is asynchronous and does not include live meetings.

How can I register for this class?

Registration for the spring semester starts in early November. You can get started by going to cod.edu/registration.

What are the prerequisites for this class?

To register for this class, the only prerequisite is reading placement category 1.

What materials will I need?

We’ll be reading Rethinking the Color Line (5th edition) by Charles Gallagher, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria (2nd edition) by Beverly Daniel Tatum, and Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys by Victor Rios.

We’ll also have a lot of materials that will be available for free, such as the “Seeing White” podcast series from Scene On Radio, and much more.