Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 12-13-2005 |
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AFR202 2006 Spring - 9999 |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Ethnic
Relations in the United States |
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Basic concepts and processes, including historic overview,
of interethnic relations in the United States: culture, race, ethnicity,
ethnocentrism, prejudice, discrimination, racism, assimilation,
acculturation, and individual and group responses to interethnic contact.
Cultural knowledge and intercultural communication skills and perspectives as
fundamental tools for successful management of social relations in a
multicultural world. Prerequisites: None. |
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Cross-References:
ASB202 Course
Attribute(s): General Education Designation: Cultural
Diversity - [C] General Education Designation: Historical
Awareness - [H] General
Education Designation: Social and Behavioral Sciences - [SB] |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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AFR202 2006
Spring - 9999 |
Ethnic Relations in the United States |
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Describe the importance of understanding ethnic relations
in modern United States culture. (I) |
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Explain core concepts and principles of cultural
anthropology. (II) |
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Explain core concepts related to race, ethnicity, and culture.
(III) |
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Summarize a major anthropological theory or model of
ethnic relations. (IV) |
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Compare and contrast the variety of ways in which groups
adapt to a multicultural society. (V) |
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Compare and contrast individual adaptations to interethnic
contact. (V) |
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Provide a historical perspective regarding various ethnic
groups in the United States. (VI) |
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Analyze the impact of contact over time between various ethnic
groups in the United States. (VI) |
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Compare and
contrast the sociopolitical/economic factors in immigration to the United
States for different ethnic groups. (VI, VII) |
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Describe and analyze in depth some of the major contemporary
issues in interethnic relations in the United States. (VII) |
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Incorporate concepts of interethnic relations into an
understanding of a specific area of interest. (VIII) |
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Formulate predictions regarding the future of interethnic
relations in a changing United States society. (IX) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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AFR202 2006
Spring - 9999 |
Ethnic Relations in the United States |
I. Importance of
understanding interethnic relations in modern U.S. culture II. Understanding culture
and human behavior III. Concepts of race,
ethnicity, and culture IV. Theory and models of
ethnic relations V. Intercultural contact A. Group adaptations B. Individual adaptations VI. History of interethnic
relations in the U.S. A. Native American B. European Americans C. Hispanics D. African-Americans E. Asian-Americans F. Other groups VII. Contemporary issues in
interethnic relations A. Prejudice and
discrimination B. Affirmative Action and
related programs C. Immigration D. Interplay of class and
ethnic group VIII. An applied
perspective on interethnic relations A. Community B. Workplace C. Institutions IX. Future of interethnic
relations in the U.S. |