1/15/2025 12:49:23 AM	SOC 30 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  SOC 30	Title:  RACE & ETHNIC RELAT
Full Title:  Race & Ethnic Relations
Last Reviewed:11/27/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Advanced analysis of racism from sociological and psychological perspectives to determine racism's origins, clauses, costs, and consequences.  Personal, cultural, social, and institutional example of racism are identified and used for the analysis.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Analysis of racism from sociological & psychological perspectives to determine origins, causes, costs, & consequences.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	D G	Social and Behavioral Sciences American Cultures/Ethnic Studies
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 2012
	D0	Sociology and Criminology
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D	Social Science		Fall 2011	Summer 2012
	D0	Sociology and Criminology
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D4	Gender Studies
	D	Social Science		Fall 1991	Summer 2011
	D0	Sociology and Criminology
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D4	Gender Studies
	D	Social Science		Fall 1981	Summer 1991
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D4	Gender Studies
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 2011
	4C	Ethnic Studies
	4J	Sociology and Criminology
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1991	Summer 2011
	4J	Sociology and Criminology
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: SOCI 150	Introduction to Race and Ethnicity	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): PSYC34 OR SOC30

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  Students completing this course will be able to comprehend, analyze,

 and evaluate knowledge in the following areas.

Topics and Scope

  1.  The nature of minority-majority relations.

 2.  The forms and causes of prejudice and discrimination.

 3.  How prejudice and discrimination can be reduced.

 4.  Patterns of racial and ethnic interaction in the United States:

        a. Immigration

        b. Colonialism

        c. Acculturation

        d. Integration

        e. Assimilation

        f. Pluralism

 5.  Major racial and ethnic groups in the United States:

        a. Native Americans

        b. Afro-Americans

        c. Chicanos

        d. Puerto Ricans

        e. Asian Americans

        f. Chinese Americans

        g. Japanese Americans

        h. Jewish Americans

 6.  International comparision of majority-minority group relations:

        a. Brazil

        b. Northern Ireland

        c. South Africa

        d. Great Britian

Assignments:

  Students enrolled in this class will be evaluated on written

 assignments covering textbooks, outside readings, and research

 materials.  A minimum of 2 hours of reading and writing assignments

 will be required per 1 hour of class meeting.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 40 - 50%
Written homework, Essay exams, Term papers, JOURNALS
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 40 - 50%
Multiple choice, True/false
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  Farley, John E.

   1988, MAJORITY-MINORITY RELATIONS. 2nd Ed., Prentice.

 Leone, Bruno

   1986, RACISM: OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS. Revised Ed., Greenhaven Press.

 Kitano, Harry H.

   1985, RACIAL RELATIONS. 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall.

 Schaefer, Richard T.

   1988, RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS. 3RD Ed., Scott Foresman.

 Takagi, Ronald Ed.

   1987, FROM DIFFERENT SHORES: PERSPECTIVES ON RACE AND ETHNICITY

   IN AMERICA. Oxford University Press.

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