Social Identities
Introduction to theories and empirical work on social identities, focusing on definitions and measurement across various types and geographical areas.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.56 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Demonstrate their understanding of major theories of social identity, types of social identities, and ways of measuring social identities.
Utilize the techniques of content analysis, interviews, and surveys to measure social identities.
Apply knowledge of social identities to a research question, including outlining a research plan and conducting original data collection.
Evaluate evidence to answer their research question, and contextualize results with respect to existing published work.
Write up a research paper and communicate the results in an oral presentation with slides.
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.56 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
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Topics
- Definitions and types of social identities: ethnicity, race, nationality, gender, class, and religion.
- Techniques and strategies for measuring identities: content/discourse analysis, surveys, interviews/ethnography, censuses.
- Empirical works on identities from diverse geographical areas and methodological perspectives.
Skills
- Utilizing content analysis, interviews, and surveys to measure social identities.
- Outlining a research plan and conducting original data collection for a research question.
- Writing a research paper and communicating results in an oral presentation with slides.
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