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Minority Studies: A Brief Sociological Text is a very, very brief textbook suitable for use as a supplemental or stand-alone text in a college-level minority studies Sociology course. Any instructor who would choose to use this as a stand-alone textbook would need to supply a large amount of statistical data and other pertinent and extraneous Sociological material in order to "flesh-out" fully this course. Each module/unit of Minority Studies: A Brief Sociological Text contains the text, course objectives, a study guide, key terms and concepts, a lecture outline, assignments, and a reading list.

Suggested course objectives for part ii—race, ethnicity

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  • Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss race and ethnicity from a sociologically scientific perspective.
  • Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss race and ethnicity and be able to differentiate between them.
  • Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss the various aspects of race and ethnicity.
  • Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss dominant and minority groups and differentiate between them.
  • Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss prejudice and discrimination and the various forms they take.
  • Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss immigration, immigration theories, and the ongoing national debate concerning immigration.
  • Explain the impact of politics, the political process, as well as economic and social policies on the lives of people in the US based on their race or ethnicity.
  • Identify the levels into which the US is stratified and how race and ethnicity impact peoples’ life chances.
    • Upper Class
    • Middle Class
    • Working or Lower Class
    • Underclass
  • Identify and differentiate among various theories of race.
    • 16 th century
    • Enlightenment
    • Victorian era
    • Colonialism and empire
    • Early 20 th century
    • Late 20 th century
    • Early 21 st century
  • Know and analyze the various aspects of master status and the general impact of master status on the life chances of various racial and ethnic groups in the US.
  • Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss statistical information concerning stratification/inequality by race and ethnicity.
  • Find and interpret demographic data about racial and ethnic groups from the US Census and other valid and reliable sources.
  • Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss statistical and historical information concerning race relations in the past and present in the US.
  • Understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss popular media’s interpretation of stratification/inequality by race and ethnicity.
  • Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss Congressional policies concerning race and ethnicity in the US.
  • Find, read, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss immigration law and immigration studies found in peer reviewed scientific journal articles.
  • Find and interpret demographic data about immigration from the US Census and other valid and reliable sources.
  • Understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss popular media’s interpretation of immigration and immigration policy.
  • Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss Congressional policies concerning immigration and immigrants in the US.

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Source:  OpenStax, Minority studies: a brief sociological text. OpenStax CNX. Mar 31, 2010 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11183/1.13
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