Academic Catalog

SOC427 SOCIAL ANALYSIS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, AND SOCIETY

Course Code: 2320427
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Sociology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. AYÞE CEYLAN TOKLUOÐLU
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The course examines the formation and dynamics of ethnic groups in the contemporary world. It surveys major topics, theoretical definitions/debates and approaches in the field of race and ethnicity. Moreover, it also examines social and ethnic relations as part of larger social systems by emphasizing the relationship between ethnicity on the one hand and nations, state, class, minority groups, gender, power, and politics on the other.