Students will explore the extent to which racism and discrimination exist in
America; learn a variety of theoretical approaches to handling the question of
race relations in the U.S. Understand the foundational components which frame the
future of U.S. race relations. The ultimate goal of this course is to provide
students with a range of ideas and concepts concerning race relations in the U.S.
so that each student may intelligently approach questions of race relations from a
sociological and theoretical perspective.

1. Basic Concepts in the study of Racial and Ethnic Relations

2. Adaptation and Conflict: Racial and Ethnic Relations in Theoretical Perspective

3. English Americans and the Anglo-Protestant Culture

4. Irish Americans and Immigration

5. Italian Americans and the Problem of Stereotypes

6. Jewish Americans and Prejudice

7. Native Americans and European Conquests

8. African Americans and Forced Migration

9. Mexican Americans and Assimilation

10. Puerto Rican and Cuban Americans: Diverse Hispanics

11. Japanese Americans and Intergroup Conflict.

12. Asian Americans and Diversity

13. The Future of Racial and Ethnic Relations in the United States

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