Maricopa Community Colleges  SOC140   19926-20065 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 01/01/01
SOC140 19926-20065 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Racial & Ethnic Minorities
Contemporary racial and ethnic intergroup relations emphasizing cultural origins, developments, and problems of minority groups in the United States. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
SOC140   19926-20065 Racial & Ethnic Minorities
1. Explain how the ideologies of assimilation, cultural pluralism and conflict theory have influenced the experiences of ethical and culturally diverse populations. (I)
2. Describe the development of a subordinate group status relationship and the consequences of minority group status. (I)
3. Describe the structural, economic and personality effects of prejudice and discrimination and how these factors perpetuate social inequalities among racial/minority groups. (II)
4. Explain the concepts of institutional discrimination and its impact on minority groups. (II)
5. Identify the social issues and problems that perpetuate ethnic and religious conflict. (III)
6. Explain the concept of religious pluralism. (III)
7. Identify cultural elements that are unique to racial/ethnic minority groups. (IV)
8. Trace the histories of each of the minority groups in the United States. (IV)
9. Discuss common barriers faced by minority groups in accessing various social systems. (IV)
10. Distinguish between sexism and racism. (V)
11. Describe major ethnic/racial changes that have occurred internationally and nationally. (VI)
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SOC140   19926-20065 Racial & Ethnic Minorities
    I. Culture, ethnicity and class
        A. Characteristics of a minority group
        B. Sociology and study of minority groups
        C. Subordinate group status
        D. Assimilation
        E. Pluralism
      II. Prejudice and discrimination
          A. Theories
          B. Sterotypes
          C. Black self-hatred: myth or reality?
          D. Institutional discrimination
          E. Affirmative action
        III. Ethnic and religious source of conflict
            A. Immigration and the United States
            B. The anti-Catholic crusade
            C. Ethnic diversity
            D. Religious pluralism
            E. Social class
          IV. Racial and ethnic minority groups in the Untied States
              A. Native Americans
              B. Black Americans
              C. Hispanic Americans
              D. Asian-Americans
              E. Jewish-Americans
            V. Other patterns of dominance
                A. Gender roles and gender indentity
                B. Women: the oppressed majority
                C. Multiple jeopardy: minority women and aging
              VI. Beyond the United States:
                  A. Comparative cultures
                  B. Contemporary trends
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