Introduction to Ethnic Studies Syllabus

Course Syllabus: 

ES101_Santa Ana_Mon. Night_SPRING 2018.pdf

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Course Description:  Historical and cultural survey of ethnic groups and relations in the U.S. among European Americans, Native Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, African Americans, and Mexican-Americans/Latinos from the pre-Columbian period to the present. This course also provides a multidisciplinary introduction and analysis of different minority and ethnic groups in the United States. Various theories and perspectives will be examined to better comprehend the effects of institutional racism, marginalization, socio-economic and political discrimination, and ethnocentrism on American ethnic and racial groups.

Textbook Information:  

Racial and Ethnic Groups, 13^th OR 14^th Edition By Richard T. Schaefer 

(Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey) 

Additional Course Information: 

• Section: ETHN-101 (# 48581)
• Time: MONDAY 7:00pm - 10:10pm
• Location: Bldg: 1D Room: D - 205
• Units: 3.0 Units, 3 hour lectures

Course Learning Objectives: 

• Define and assess the concepts of race and ethnicity in “American” society.
• Apply theoretical frameworks of race relations to past and present issues in “American” society.
• Compare and contrast the major demographic patterns of immigrant groups who entered the United States.
• Examine the concepts of religion and gender identity and compare and contrast the influences on various “American” ethnic communities within the United States.
• Outline and discuss the major historical and political developments that have influenced and affected specific ethnic communities within the United States.
• Assess how attitudes and behaviors of mainstream society are affected by social factors such as ethnicity, religion, and cultural differences.
• Evaluate factors that may influence assimilation of ethnic minorities into the mainstream culture.
• Examine contributions of ethnic groups to mainstream society.
• Identify and evaluate how ethnic groups have coped with cultural conflict, institutional racism, marginalization, social-economic-political discrimination and ethnocentrism.
• Evaluate the changing role of government policy with regards to the determination of immigrant status in the United States.
• Compare and contrast the experiences of European, Asian, African and Latin American immigrants in the United States in relation to stratification and assimilation.

Student Learning Objectives:  

1. Students in Ethnic Studies 101 will compare and contrast similarities and differences experienced by members of the four major ethnic groups of the United States, i.e., Asian Americans, African Americans, Chicanos/Mexican Americans and Native Americans.
2. Students in Ethnic Studies 101 will compare and contrast the civil rights struggles of each particular group.
3. Students in the Ethnic Studies 101 class will describe and analyze the current conditions and issues experienced by each of the ethnic groups.