Description
This course explores theoretical and practical issues regarding relationships between the communication processes of individuals, informal groups, and formal organizations. Students will identify socially constructed and communicated aspects of identity: gender, race, sexual identity, social class, ability, and age. Students will analyze how communication occurs between social groups, as well as how it functions to organize social and organizational relationships. Upon successful completion of the course, students will apply the above to evaluate how systems of power and privilege help shape perceptions of salient social identity groups within the United States. Prerequisites: COM 101 and COM 155