RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY: CAUSES AND EFFECTS
Focuses on the causes and effects of racial and ethnic diversity in a range of contexts across different countries. Includes the following topics: 1) definitions of diversity and how ethnic and racial diversity is measured; 2) the causes of diversity including migrations and state actions such as ethnic cleansing and colonialism, and later processes of immigration and segregation; 3) the effects of diversity or segregation, including on social relations, conflict, public good provision, and political behavior; and the effects of ethnic and racial diversity in organizations; and 4) considers ways of increasing diversity including affirmative action and quotas, and the effectiveness of diversity training. Readings will include cases studies from different countries and different time periods and will include a range of different racial and ethnic groups around the world.
Topics
- 1) definitions of diversity and how ethnic and racial diversity is measured
- 2) the causes of diversity including migrations and state actions such as ethnic cleansing and colonialism
- and later processes of immigration and segregation
- 3) the effects of diversity or segregation
- including on social relations
- conflict
- public good provision
- and political behavior
- and the effects of ethnic and racial diversity in organizations
- and 4) considers ways of increasing diversity including affirmative action and quotas
- and the effectiveness of diversity training
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain an understanding of the meaning and measurement of racial and ethnic diversity. Audience: Graduate 2. Become familiar with the social science literature on the causes and effects of ethnic and racial diversity and segregation. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and learn about research methods used in the study of racial and ethnic diversity. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop critical reading, writing, collaboration, and presentation skills. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain an understanding of the meaning and measurement of racial and ethnic diversity. Audience: Graduate 2. Become familiar with the social science literature on the causes and effects of ethnic and racial diversity and segregation. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and learn about research methods used in the study of racial and ethnic diversity. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop critical reading, writing, collaboration, and presentation skills. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027