For
this class:
Read this:
Monday, June 8 Review
of Syllabus and course
requirements
Lecture:
Race, Ethnicity, Culture
Japanese
Tourist Article on web page
Fast
Slow Cities Article
Tuesday, June 9 What do
sociologists do?
Chapter
1 Introduction
1.2-1.2 Groups
1.5 Theoretical
Perspectives
Essay
#1 due
Wednesday, June 10 Questions of Accommodation in Culture
1.3-1.8 Pluralism or Assimilation?
Thursday, June 11 Social Stratification Explained 3.4-3.5
Social
Change Movements 1.9
Do Chapter 1 exam online
Monday, June 15 Film in Class: People Like Us
Tuesday, June 16 Essay #2 due
Chapters
2 & 3
Prejudice and Discrimination
Stereotypes
and Diversity of Groups
Affirmative
Action, Institutional Discrimination
Wednesday, June 17 Chapter 4 Immigration and Immigration laws
Historical
immigrations
Debate
on Contemporary Immigration Solutions:
Should
the US:
Thursday, June 18 Essay #3 due
Chapter
5 Ethnicity and Religion
Monday, June 22 Chapter 11 Muslims
and Arab Americans
Chapter
14 Jewish Americans
Tuesday, June 23 Essay #4 due
Chapter
6 Native Americans
Chapter
7 African Americans
Wednesday, June 24 Chapter 8 African Americans today
In
Class: film, Central High, Little Rock, Arkansas
Thursday, June 25 Essay #5 due
Chapters
9 & 10, Hispanic Americans
Debate:
Should schools have sheltered bilingual education
programs?
Monday, June 29 Chapters 12 & 13
Asian Americans
Model
Minorities and Panethnic Identities
Tuesday, June 30 Essay #6 due
Chapter
15 Women, Oppressed Majority
Wednesday, July 1 Essay #7 Due
Chapter
17 Ageism and Sexual Orientation
Thursday, July 2 Films in class: portraying racism & sexism
Monday, July 6 Media and racism/sexism
Tuesday, July 7 Essay
#8 due
Chapter
16 International Perspectives
Wednesday, July 8 Final Exam Due by beginning of this class!
Debate:
Should English be made the official
