Texas A&M International University

SOCI 4317

Race and Ethnic Relations

Three semester hours

Critical analysis of the concepts of race and ethnicity and the changing basis for racial and ethnic identity in the multicultural United States. An examination of patterns of dominant-minority relations in the United States as compared to other world societies. An overview of the history and current social conditions of Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and European Americans. Prerequisite: Junior standing. May be taken for graduate credit.