<p>(Same as African American Studies M165 and Labor Studies M165.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Limited to juniors/seniors. Exploration of relationship between race/ethnicity, employment, and U.S. labor movement. Analysis of underlying racial divisions in workforce and how they evolved historically. Consideration of circumstances under which workers and unions have excluded people of color from jobs and unions, as well as circumstances under which workers and unions have organized people of color into unions in efforts to improve their wages and working conditions. Impact of globalization on these dynamics. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Sociology

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Sociology is the study of the organization, dynamics, and consequences of social life.

General Catalog

Sociology of Race and Labor

SOCIOL M165

4 units