SOC279 American Identities

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Randal Jelks (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 13:30–15:00 exP24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The purpose of this course is to explore the larger social and structural context of how individual and social identities are formed in the United States. This course defines identities on multiple levels and perspectives, such as race, class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, religion, and region. This class provides a foundation for thinking both historically and sociologically about identity. Identities are sociological categories that provide meaning and shape how we view ourselves in relation to social structures (e.g., our relationship to governments and social status). Identities also shape our personal narratives or biographies—the ways in which we describe ourselves societally to one another through ideas. This course explores the issues challenging the United States and people around the globe by studying categories of identity that Americans employ in daily in discourse concerning ability, disability, citizenship, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexuality, and socioeconomic status and inequalities.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
General note: Předmět nebude vyučován pokud si ho zapíše méně než 5 studujících.
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