PSYCH 213 - Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: This course will explore structure and process in society, institutions, communities, organizations and individuals. Theories of prejudice, discrimination and racism will be addressed. The class will examine the interplay of group privilege and disadvantage within the context of contemporary issues related to race and ethnicity including, but not limited to, conflict and change in the economy, government, religion, education and family.

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Liberal Arts | Social Science
This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

This Course is Typically Offered: Fall
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Course Competencies

Explain the concepts of prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes, racism, sexism, ageism and ableism based on sexual orientation or religious identity.
Contrast the various theories and explanations of prejudice.
Explain the complexity of race and how race is socially constructed.
Explore the processes that create dominant and minoritized groups.
Characterize race and ethnicity and their similarities and differences.
Identify the impact of prejudice and discrimination of minoritized groups.
Examine the individual experience of stereotypes.
Investigate how and why prejudice and discrimination perpetuate inequity.
Illustrate the effect of migration on prejudice and discrimination.
Summarize contemporary issues in prejudice and discrimination.
Evaluate the impact of human rights movements.
Examine the restorative justice model in understanding collective well-being.