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Nov 26, 2024
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SOC 211 - Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Credits: 3
3 Lecture Hours
Description
This course will investigate the construction of the social categories of race and ethnicity. Discussion will revolve around the history, process and effects of these constructions. A major focus will be on interracial and interethnic relations in the United States.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Define basic terminology such as competition, conflict segregation stratification and assimilation accommodation.
- Compare and contrast first contact in North America and the subsequent reactions between natives and foreigners.
- Apply the concepts of diversity and multiculturalism to daily life and critical thinking/problem solving.
- Appraise the future of ethnicity in the United States.
- Contrast characteristics of specific groups such as Native American Indians, African Americans and Latinos.
- Discuss experiences of being a member of a minority
- Discuss human rights issues from a national and global perspective.
Listed Topics
- Terminology – race, ethnicity, equity, equality
- History of the United States related to categories of minority groups
- Stratification, Race and Ethnicity
- Racial and Ethnic Identity (discrimination/diversity)
- Economics, Politics and Racial and Ethnic Groups
- Anglo American and its history
- Latinos/Hispanics
- African Americans
- Native Americans
- Experiences of being different
- Public policy and change
- Future of the United States and multiculturalism and pluralism
Reference Materials
Textbook, audio visual aids, internet exploration, articles, handouts and guest speakers.
Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 05/18/2009
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