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IS-1004: Nations and Nationalities

Description: Introduction to world and American ethnic and indigenous cultures and to social constructions of human and group identity, nationalism and extreme ethno-nationalism. History of the political, economic, and cultural transition from primordial communities to sovereign states. Introduction to the rise of racism, sexism, ethnicism, classism, nativism, xenophobia, etc. in modern societies and episodes of mass political violence including ethnic cleansing and genocide.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: PSCI-1004

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 2.94 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 10.34%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.97%

Edward Weisband202424.3%51.8%17.9%2.4%1.7%1.9%2.9311
Courtney I Thomas201937.2%41.8%9.3%2.3%6.9%2.3%3.001

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