Race, Rights, and Citizenship: Encounters with Bureaucracies

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Lecture, three hours. Examination of role of bureaucracies in emergence of, persistence of, and experience of social inequality. Exploration of dilemmas that bureaucrats face as they do their jobs, and experiences of residents who interact with bureaucrats. Consideration of how peoples’ experience of bureaucracies are associated with socioeconomic standing, and reflection on how experiences with bureaucracies convey messages about race, citizenship, and belonging. Letter grading.