SOCI 201 Minorities in American Society

The purposes of this course are to provide an understanding of sociology’s approach to minority groups, to introduce students to the history and circumstances of contemporary minority groups in the U.S., and to gain some insight into the future impact of minority/majority relations on American society and politics.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Identify basic concepts and organize information and ideas about the sociology of minority groups.
2. Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider alternative theories about race relations and minority groups.
3. Analyze and evaluate ideas or outcomes of different theories of minority group relations.
4. Apply information and ideas to minority relations in other social contexts.
5. Analyze how and why the American experience is defined by cultural diversity.
6. Explain the origins of ethnic, racial, and gender hierarchies in America.
7. Apply one's new understanding of minorities to an analysis of a specific minority group in America.
8. Apply appropriate strategies to find relevant and credible information necessary to understanding a topic in the study of the sociology of minority groups.
9. Recognize, identify, and apply ethical reasoning in the study of minority relations, and to an understanding of one’s own beliefs on ethical issues involving racism, sexism, and homophobia.
10. Write clearly and effectively using appropriate, relevant, and properly attributed content that demonstrates the writer’s understanding of the sociology of minority groups.

Course Objectives

1. Identify basic concepts and organize information and ideas about the sociology of minority groups.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Application paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT1
2. Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider alternative theories about race relations and minority groups.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Application paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
   • Social sciences rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT2
3. Analyze and evaluate ideas or outcomes of different theories of minority group relations.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Application paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
   • Social Science rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT3
4. Apply information and ideas to minority relations in other social contexts.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Application paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT4
5. Analyze how and why the American experience is defined by cultural diversity.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Course assignment rubric.
6. Explain the origins of ethnic, racial, and gender hierarchies in America.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Course assignment rubric.
7. Apply one's new understanding of minorities to an analysis of a specific minority group in America.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Course assignment rubric.

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Employ social science concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.

8. Apply appropriate strategies to find relevant and credible information necessary to understanding a topic in the study of the sociology of minority groups.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Course assignment rubric.

   Information Literacy

   • IL1
   • IL2
   • IL3

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Apply introductory research skills that social scientists use to gather and interpret information.

9. Recognize, identify, and apply ethical reasoning in the study of minority relations, and to an understanding of one’s own beliefs on ethical issues involving racism, sexism, and homophobia.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Ethics Rubric

   Ethics Goals

   • ET1
   • ET2
   • ET3

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning.

10. Write clearly and effectively using appropriate, relevant, and properly attributed content that demonstrates the writer’s understanding of the sociology of minority groups.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Course writing rubric.