Course Schedule
Introduction To Course
January 7: Introduction to Class
January 9: Getting On The Same Page I
January 12: Getting On The Same Page II
January 14: Minority and Majority Identity Development I
January 16: Minority and Majority Identity Development II
Prejudice, Discrimination, and Theories of Ethnic Relations
January 19: Where'd You Come Out . . . Analyzing Miniprojects
Mini Projects Are Due In Class Today
January 21: Prejudice . . . Positions as Attitudes
January 23: Discrimination . . . Positions as Actions
January 26: Ideological Racism and Merton
January 28: Social Psychological Theories
January 30: Status Expectation States TheoryFebruary 2: Split Class Theory
February 4: Split Labor Theory
February 6: Competition Theory
February 9: Competition Theory
February 11: Colonialism Theory
February 13: POLITICS TOWN MEETING
"Is An Obama Presidency Good For Black America?"
February 16: Assimilation Theory
February 18: Adaptations To Prejudice & Discrimination
February 20: EDUCATION TOWN MEETING
"Why Are All The ****** Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria?"
Sorting By Color:
Why We Attach Meaning To Race
February 23: Socio-historical Constructions of Race & Ethnicity
February 25: Socio-historical Constructions of Race & Ethnicity
February 27: NO CLASS - TAKE HOME EXAMINATION DUE
March 2-6: NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK
March 9: How the Idea of Race Changes Over Time
March 11: How the Idea of Race Changes Over Time
March 13: CULTURE TOWN MEETING
"Why Can't I Call MY Homeboys Niggers?"
March 16: US Race Changes Over Time - Colonized Minorities
March 18: US Race Changes Over Time - Migrant Minorities
March 20: RELIGION TOWN MEETING
"Gay Marriage: What Would MLK Do?"
March 23: US Race Changes Over Time - White Ethnics
March 25: US Race Changes Over Time - White Ethnics
March 27: ECONOMY MEETING
"Why Give Him The Job? My Dad Didn't Own Any Slaves!"
March 30: The Social Construction Of Whiteness
April 1: The Social Construction Of Whiteness
April 3: FAMILY MEETING
"Is Interracial Adoption Just Cultural Genocide?"
Color-Blind or Color Bind:
Thinking Through The American Dilemma
April 6: Race and Romance - Blurring Boundaries
April 8: Black, White, Or Other . . . Being Interracial
April 10: LAW AND JUSTICE MEETING
"Is Hispanic (Ok..Mexican) Immigration Destroying Black America?"
April 13: Constructing A Nonracist World Through Contact
April 15: Getting Beyond Race . . . . Possible?
April 17: STRATIFICATION MEETING
"Is It Time To Stop Talking About Race And Focus On Class?"
April 20: Getting Beyond Race . . . Likely?
All final exams are due in Dr. Pitt's Kirkland Office by 5pm on Monday, April 27th!