SOCY 3304 Race, Ethnicity, and Popular Culture
To get sociology credit for the major or minor, you must register for SOCY3304.. This course will examine how racial and ethnic groups have been stereotyped in popular culture and how these stereotypes have changed over time. The course will look at stereotypes of Africans, African Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Americans, Asians, and European Americans. Students will also explore theoretical questions on the relationship between culture, politics, and ideology.
Course overview
- Department
- Sociology
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically in the Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Students taking this course must have taken at least one other sociology course. Familiarity with postmodernism, postcolonial studies, and gender and/or race theory suggested.
- Satisfies core
- Cultural Diversity
Requirements fulfilled
- Applied Psychology and Human Development: Major electives — any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOCY) course (no more than two electives from outside LSEHD) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Sociology: Sociology electives (18 credits, generally six courses) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Sociology: Upper-level Sociology electives (at least 9 of the 18 elective credits must be SOCY3000 or higher) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- University Core: Cultural Diversity (All undergraduates)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.52 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.58 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Zine Magubane | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 19 |
| Spring 2025 | Zine Magubane | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 18 |
| Spring 2024 | Zine Magubane | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 19 |
| Spring 2023 | Zine Magubane | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 20 |
| Fall 2022 | Deniz Uyan | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 15 of 19 |