PSCI 214
Governing Diversity: US Minorities in American Politics Fall 2014
Division II
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Racial and ethnic minorities are projected to make up the majority of the American population by 2043. Additionally, women and members of LGBT communities are becoming more prominent in American politics. What do these changes mean for American politics? Are demographics (political) destiny? This course will examine the ways minority groups influence and are influenced by American politics. First this course explores how identity and politics are linked. Then, students will examine the ways in which various groups participate in politics via social movements, political parties, and as office-seeking individuals. Finally, this course will review how public policies influence ethnoracial minorities, women, and LGBT citizens (e.g. discrimination, affirmative action, immigration, language policy), and their reactions to those policies.
The Class: Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 25
Expected: 15
Class#: 1590
Grading: OPG
Requirements/Evaluation: class participation, two or three short papers, one final paper
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: Political Science majors, 1st year students and sophomores
Distributions: Division II
Attributes: PSCI American Politics Courses

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