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INFORMATIONAL DIVIDES AND DIFFERENCES IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

LIS 202
Course Description

Explores the impact of and barriers to access to information on the lives of low-income ethnic/racial minority communities in the United States. Provides introduction to contemporary information society from a sociological perspective.

Prerequisties

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Spring

Grade Point Average
3.96

6.07% from Historical

Completion Rate
99.78%

1.49% from Historical

A Rate
97.12%

27.74% from Historical

Class Size
451

105.09% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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