PUBLIC POLICY, LAW, AND EQUITY (4 credits)
PUBPOL 573 B, SLN 19622
WINTER QUARTER
T/TH 2:00 – 3:20
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is an interdisciplinary course examining how public policy and laws influence disparities based on race, ethnicity, and sex. Students will develop a foundation in understanding race and gender as a social construct, the social science of implicit bias based on race and sex, and how these biases can shape public policy. The course will cover several public policy areas, including: the criminal justice system, education, employment, immigration, and the environment. Students will work in teams and collaborate to address a policy of interest to the group.
From the instructor:
I teach at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. I am an attorney and I have a background in anti-discrimination law. I use social science research as well as case law in this course. My required reading will include Michelle Alexander’s book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. I am teaching this course a second time, and I would welcome graduate students from the School of Social Work. If students have any questions about the course, they may email me at gonzm@uw.edu.
