SOC 361 Sociology of Whiteness
This advanced seminar builds on the foundational understandings of race/ethnicity to further explore Whiteness in the U.S. and globally. Whiteness is a framework that organizes social structures and can be systemically upheld regardless of one's race. This course explores how constructions of Whiteness change through shifting racial boundaries and across global contexts; how it shapes privilege, racism, and racial oppression across social institutions; how it intersects with other axes of power to shape inequality; and how it informs scientific knowledge from theorizing to data analysis.