SLAS 6007 Equity and Inclusion
In this course we will critically examine the distinct and interlocking social identities of race, class, gender, and sexuality, and their effects on social theory and practice. Our analyses will address the nature and structure of oppression, violence, and social equality. The course brings together a wide range of scholarship about race and identity to encourage learning about what race is, why it matters, and racial dynamics in organizations and how best to address them. While recognizing the importance of markers of difference such as gender and class, the course focuses on race for two reasons: 1) it is the most charged dimension of diversity in the United States, the most difficult to discuss and, therefore, the topic we most often avoid, and 2) it has an impact on life chances and opportunities: race is often the best predictor of income, wealth, education, health, employment and other measures of well-being.