SOCI 164 - Multicultural Studies

PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 093 - Introduction to College Writing and ENGL 083 - Reading Strategies for College or ENGL 095 - Integrated Reading and Writing, or ENGL 075 - Co-Requisite Integrated Reading & Writing
PROGRAM: Social Sciences
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019

Introduces students to the historical experiences, values, cultures, and beliefs of the major racial and ethnic groups that make up the population of the United States. Examines central questions in the theoretical and empirical study of race and ethnicity. This course will help prepare students to understand, appreciate, and work effectively with people who are different from themselves.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

Describe sociological views on race and ethnicity.
Explore the social, religious, and personal perspectives of a diverse society.
Identify the origins of ethnic stratification, minority responses to subordination, and the relationship between class and ethnicity.
Identify and differentiate competing theories of the origins of prejudice and discrimination.
Analyze contemporary issues and those cultural facets that lead us to conformity and conflict.
Describe the unique American experiences of specific groups - African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Indigenous Peoples (Native Americans), European Americans, and Arab Americans.
Demonstrate awareness of the histories, realities, worldviews, and experiences of the cultures and the people of the world and its effect on the immigration patterns and the American experience.

COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -

Colonization
Multiple cultures
Prejudice
Discrimination
Ethnicity
Social institutions
Immigration
Post-colonialism
Race
Accommodation
Acculturation
Assimilation
Ethnocentrism
Segregation
Religion
Cultural Relativism
Genocide
Sex and gender
Pluralism
Amalgamation
Multiculturalism

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SOCI 164 - Multicultural Studies