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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-27-2003 |
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AFR110
2004 Fall – 2009 Spring |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Introduction
to African-American Studies |
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Introduction to the study of the African-American
experience. Interdisciplinary approach includes historical underpinnings;
population and cultural characteristics; social, economic, and political
issues; and implications for the future. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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AFR110 2004
Fall – 2009 Spring |
Introduction to African-American Studies |
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Describe the impact of slavery, the Civil War, and
reconstruction on African-Americans today. (I) |
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2.
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Explain the institutionalization of White supremacy in
America. (I) |
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Identify and describe the major factors contributing to
the Black revolt. (II) |
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Trace the continuation of White resistance after the Civil
War and its role in the development of the civil rights movement. (II) |
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Explain relative deprivation among African-Americans after
World War II including the influence of the civil rights movement and the
Black power revolution. (II) |
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Describe the characteristics of the current
African-American population in the United States, including population size
and growth, fertility and mortality rates, age and sex composition, and
geographical distribution. (III) |
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Describe the impact of education and technology,
occupational status, and income on the socioeconomic status of African-
Americans today. (IV) |
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Compare and contrast the impact of American social
institutions, such as the family, politics, and religion on African-Americans
and other groups. (V) |
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Identify the critical health issues facing
African-Americans today, including mortality and morbidity rates and major
chronic diseases such as AIDS, hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes.
(VI) |
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Examine the factors that impact African-Americans' ability
to access and afford health care. (VI) |
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Explain the implications for African-Americans of social
problems such as poverty, homelessness, adolescent pregnancy and
childbearing, substance abuse, domestic violence, homicide, and other violent
crimes. (VII) |
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Examine the interaction of African-Americans within the
criminal justice system, including adult crime, juvenile crime, racial
profiling, and racial brutality. (VIII) |
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Describe and interpret the experience of racism in the
enforcement of formal sanctions, including inconsistencies in laws and norms,
differences in forms of legal representation, unequal application of
sanctions, and capital punishment. (VIII) |
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Distinguish among various levels of assimilation,
including cultural, structural, marital, identification, attitudinal,
behavioral, and civic. (IX) |
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Review the factors leading to the decline of affirmative
action, including the significance of specific legal cases, the influence of
Black conservativism, and the implications for a
diverse America in the future. (X) |
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Describe liberal and conservative perspectives for the
future of African-Americans. (XI) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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AFR110 2004
Fall – 2009 Spring |
Introduction to African-American Studies |
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I. Historical Background A. Slavery B. Civil War C. Reconstruction D. Institutionalized White
supremacy II. Major Factors of the
Black Revolt A. White resistance B. Civil rights movement C. Relative deprivation D. Black power III. Characteristics of the
Population A. Size and growth B. Fertility rates C. Mortality rates D. Age and sex composition E. Geographical
distribution IV. Socioeconomic Status A. Education and technology
B. Occupational status C. Income V. Social Institutions A. Family B. Politics 1. Government agencies 2. Military organizations C. Religion VI. Health Issues A. Mortality and morbidity
rates B. Major chronic diseases 1. AIDS 2. Hypertension 3. Heart disease 4. Diabetes C. Health care 1. Access 2. Affordability VII. Social Problems A. Poverty B. Homelessness C. Adolescent pregnancy and
childbearing D. Substance abuse E. Domestic violence F. Homicide G. Other violent crimes VIII. African-Americans and
the Criminal Justice System A. Adult crime B. Juvenile crime C. Racial profiling D. Racial brutality E. Racism in the
enforcement of formal sanctions 1. Inconsistencies in laws
and norms 2. Differences in forms of
legal representation 3. Unequal application of
sanctions 4. Capital punishment IX. Assimilation A. Cultural B. Structural C. Marital D. Identification E. Attitudinal F. Behavioral G. Civic X. Decline of Affirmative
Action A. Legal cases 1. Allan Bakke 2. Brian Weber B. Black conservativism C. Future implications 1. Rethinking affirmative
action 2. Affirmative action vs.
diversity XI. Implications for the
Future of African-Americans A. Liberal perspectives B. Conservative
perspectives |