- To become familiar with the factors that determine a dominant and a subordinate group.
- To understand the role of power and privilege in relations between a minority and a majority.
- To learn about the four types of subordinate groups.
- To become familiar with the complexity and the social importance of race.
- To understand how race is socially constructed.
- To be introduced to the different sociological perspectives regarding intergroup relations.
- To understand the importance of the processes that create dominant/subordinate groups.
