Spring 2027

Ethnic Movements in the United States

Sociological analysis of ethnic/racial conflict and movements in the U.S., covering relations among major groups and others.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Natalia Savelyeva3.6/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Natalia Savelyeva

A student noted that there were a lot of assignments and writing tasks in the class.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the impact of social movements on US politics and culture.

  • Compare and contrast social movements and social movement strategies referring to sociological social movement theories.

  • Apply sociological concepts and theories to historical events.

  • Analyze marginalized racial and ethnic groups' cultures and contributions in the US.

  • Craft written arguments incorporating sociological research as evidence after engaging in the writing process (brainstorming, outlining, drafting, incorporating feedback and revising), demonstrating mastery of social scientific writing conventions.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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Satisfied Communications A

  • Satisfied Communications A
ASIANAM/SOC 220

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  • Satisfied Communications A

Professors

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About this rating

Raw average: 3.56/5 from 9 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 3.0/5 raw quality · 3.0/5 difficulty · 1 reviews

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Past student reviews · Natalia Savelyeva

Natalia Savelyeva delivered disorganized lectures and boring slides, though the content remained interesting. Students completed numerous assignments and writing tasks.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.81 GPA, 93.2% A/AB (n=74 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.69 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=81 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.62 GPA, 86.3% A/AB (n=73 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Past student reviews · Cabell Gathman

Cabell Gathman taught this course with weekly quizzes and two papers. Students described the grading as harsh and the instructions as unclear, while noting her passionate teaching style. One reviewer found the lecture content disconnected from outside work, while another appreciated her passion despite finding her intimidating.

CABELL GATHMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHAEYOON LIM is recorded teaching in Spring 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NATALIA SAVELYEVA is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAMELA OLIVER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 800
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 150
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 150
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 150
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 150
DIS 305Classroom Instruction0 / 150
DIS 306Classroom Instruction0 / 150
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 900
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 150
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 150
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 150
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 150
DIS 305Classroom Instruction0 / 150
DIS 306Classroom Instruction0 / 150

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Natalia Savelyeva

The course content was interesting, though one student found the lectures boring and the slides disorganized.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.81 GPA, 93.2% A/AB (n=74 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.69 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=81 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.62 GPA, 86.3% A/AB (n=73 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Natalia Savelyeva

A student noted that there were a lot of assignments and writing tasks in the class.

Past student reviews · Natalia Savelyeva

A past student found the teaching materials lacking, describing the slides as disorganized and the lectures as boring.

Topics

  • Ethnic/racial conflict and movements in the U.S.
  • Social movement theories and strategies
  • Cultures and contributions of marginalized groups

Skills

  • Comparing social movement strategies using sociological theories
  • Applying sociological concepts to historical events
  • Analyzing cultures and contributions of marginalized groups
  • Crafting written arguments with sociological research

Grades

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.25 GPA average error.

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Selected offering source records
ASIANAM/SOC 220 · Spring 2027

Ethnic Movements in the United States

Recorded 2026-10-14
ASIANAM/SOC 220 · Spring 2027

Ethnic Movements in the United States

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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