SOCI 245H - Cultural Diversity (Honors)

1. Analyze the perspectives and values of diverse cultural groups in the United States.
2. Define diversity in terms other than race and ethnicity.
3. Identify and understand key terms, definitions, and concepts used to analyze race, ethnicity, class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, language, and physical abilities/disabilities.
4. Identify and define various forms of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination.
5. Analyze issues related to diversity from more than one viewpoint.
6. Develop an historical understanding of the causes of stratification in the United States.
7. Demonstrate advanced skills in analysis, synthesis, and evaluation by integrating information about culture, society, and social institutions from various scholarly sources.
8. Conduct comprehensive research that demonstrates an advanced understanding of contemporary sociological issues.
9. Engage with complex issues that expose them to diverse ideas, peoples, and to interdisciplinary ways of thinking that develop/enhance their critical thinking skills and promote continuous learning outside the classroom.
10. Exhibit dedication and preparation for future undergraduate and graduate studies through examples of leadership and high levels of scholarship.
11. Develop collaboration and camaraderie with students and faculty creating a strong network for mutual, intellectual, and social support.
12. Honor’s student writing demonstrates: focus, organization, support that is documented according to expectations, evidence of reflective thinking, and attention to rhetorical situations.

• Racism
• Xenophobia
• Religion
• Cultural relativism
• Language
• Multiculturalism
• Ethnocentrism
• Pluralism
• Privilege
• Ethnic, racial, and regional groups
• Power
• Heterosexism
• Sexism
• Social construction of race
• Ageism
• Physical and learning disabilities (Ableism)
• Oppression

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