Course Syllabus

Spring 2024 | SOC-2040-VU01 - Race, Ethnicity, Class & Gender

In Person Class

Standard courses meet in person at CCV centers, typically once each week for the duration of the semester.

Faculty

Ben Maniscalco
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Gilberto Diaz Santos

General Education Requirements

VSCS Social Sciences

Note

Many degree programs have specific general education recommendations. In order to avoid taking unnecessary classes, please consult with additional resources like your program evaluation, your academic program catalog year page, and your academic advisor.

Courses may only be used to meet one General Education Requirement.

Course Description

This course explores the relationship between race, ethnicity, class and gender in the construction of human society. Students learn to apply these concepts in order to better understand social forces in their own experience and to identify the social and psychological interests served by discrimination based on race, ethnicity, class, gender, sex, and sexuality.

Essential Objectives

1. Define the evolving sociological frameworks and language used to describe race, ethnicity, class, gender, sex, and sexuality.
2. Analyze how institutions, policies, and other social structures are used to create, maintain, or dismantle social inequalities.
3. Explore the intersection of race, ethnicity, class, and gender in the social construction of reality, and examine methods through which social scientists conduct research on these intersections.
4. Examine theories related to origins of prejudice, including conscious and unconscious thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors.
5. Document and critically assess the proposition that Western thought has traditionally been centered on the experiences and values of only a privileged few.
6. Describe the ways in which social privilege, political power and traditional ideologies reinforce and maintain racial, ethnic, class and gender stereotypes.
7. Evaluate the impacts of greater diversity within communities, including neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces.

Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

This course uses one or more textbooks/books/simulations.

Spring 2024 textbook details will be available on 2023-11-06. On that date a link will be available below that will take you to eCampus, CCV's bookstore. The information provided there will be specific to this class. Please see this page for more information regarding the purchase of textbooks/books.

SOC-2040-VU01 Link to Textbooks for this course in eCampus.

The last day to use a Financial Aid Advance to purchase textbooks/books is the 3rd Tuesday of the semester. See your financial aid counselor at your academic center if you have any questions.

Methods

The course wull utilize the following instructional modalities:

- Instructor Presentations

- Whole Class Discussion

- Small group discussion

- Films and short video clips

- Surveys

*Assignments will be posted on canvas and will consist of:

- quizzes

- tests

- response papers

- discussion forum responses

Evaluation Criteria

Students will be evaluated on their assignments through a point system.

There will be total amount of possible points for the semester (1200).

Each assignment will be assigned a specific number of points (50 or 100).

Class participation will be worth a total possible 100 points

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Weekly Schedule

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Participation Expectations

Students are expected to come to class having completed the assignment that was given the week prior. Students are expected to be engaged in class and participate in all whole class and small group discussions.

Missing & Late Work Policy

Late work will be accepted within one week of the due date for partial credit.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

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