Parrillo, Vincent N. (2019). Strangers to These Shores: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States, 12^th Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Publishing, Inc. ISBN 13: 9780134732862

This course introduces students to contemporary race and ethnic relations in the United States.  We examine how race has been socially constructed in the past, how racial identities are created and maintained in the present, the emergence and persistence of racial inequality, current beliefs and discourses about race, and how some groups are resisting racial inequality.  We pay close attention to the relations between the dominant society and the African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latino-Americans, and Arab-Americans.  Prerequisite: SO101 or SO102.

Upon successful completion of the course, each participant should be able to:

1)    Recognize their own racial/ethnic identification and experiences.

2)    Identify characteristics of a minority group, differences and similarities between racial and ethnic groups, and patterns of subjugation.

3)    Understand the concept of white privilege and how life chances are influenced by minority positioning.

4)    Examine intergroup relations, practices of discrimination, and perpetuation of racism ideologically.

5)    Develop a sociological framework for understanding the historical and contemporary status of various minority groups in the United States.

6)    Examine the intersection of race/ethnicity with gender, class, sexuality, and other socially recognized identities.

7)    Explore the literature and data pertaining to minorities studies within academia, and recognize bias or faulty reasoning.