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| Course ID: | WMST 1110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multicultural Perspectives on Women in the United States | Course
Description: | Experiences of women in selected racial and ethnic communities: Latinas/Chicanas, African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and other women in contemporary United States. | | Oasis Title: | Multicul Perspect Women in US | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in WMST 1110E, WMST 1110H | | Nontraditional Format: | none | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | Students who take this class will:
1. Gain an appreciation for the basic issues within
women’s studies, and to reflect critically on your own
perspectives on these issues.
2. Develop an understanding of the history of ethnic
minority women within the US and how various social issues have
affected them due to the presence of racism and sexism.
3. Learn the facts about racial and sexual inequality in
the United States and the world, and to evaluate this
information and draw conclusions from it.
4. Learn to communicate about politically charged issues
with people of different backgrounds in a respectful manner. | | Topical Outline: | 1. Euro-American Diaspora
2. The Native-American Diaspora
3. African-American Diaspora
4. Asian-American Diaspora
5. The Latino/a Diaspora | |
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