ETHN 0013 - Dialogues in American Culture
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Catalog Description Course Student Learning Outcomes CSLO #1: Apply an interdisciplinary framework to understand social, political and cultural issues. CSLO #2: Identify and assess the role of culture and ethnocentrism in the formulation of public policy. CSLO #3: Deconstruct and investigate the role of microsystems and macrosystems in the development of beliefs and behaviors. Effective Term Fall 2023 Course Type Credit - Degree-applicable Contact Hours 54 Outside of Class Hours 108 Total Student Learning Hours 162 Course Objectives (Through written assignments/projects/exams/and oral presentations): 1. Introduction a. define diversity; b. define social justice; c. define diversity consciousness; d. examine and compare examples of diversity education and social justice education; e. discuss changing "cultural landscape"; f. describe and discuss relevant demographic, social, and cultural changes; g. list, discuss, and compare characteristics of diversity; h. investigate and contrast diversity myths; i. contrast assimilation and pluralism; 2. Diversity Skills a. differentiate between sociocultural theories; b. explain how social justice skills promote success at school; c. explain how social justice skills promote success at work; d. explain how social justice skills promote familial understanding; e. compare and explain the potential cost of inadequate diversity skills; 3. Personal and Social Barriers to Success a. contrast and discuss personal and social barriers; b. identify examples of barriers to success; c. define and give examples of prejudice; d. define and give examples of discrimination; e. define and give examples of power; f. compare strategies for identifying and overcoming diversity barriers; 4. Developing Social Justice Consciousness a. explain the importance of social justice consciousness; b. examine and discuss the developmental process; c. contrast strategies for personal growth; d. identify how developing diversity consciousness is a continuing process; 5. Communication in a Diverse World a. explain how communication and culture interrelate; b. contrast effects of communication modes; c. examine the divergence and convergence between social justice consciousness and communication; d. identify and describe barriers to effective communication; e. define and explain strategies for communicating inclusively; f. contrast and discuss "hot buttons"; g. list and compare ground rules for difficult dialogues; 6. Teamwork and Allies a. identify and explain the importance of teams; b. investigate the relationship between teamwork and success; c. define leadership; d. define and discuss conflict and conflict management; e. scrutinize approaches to managing conflict across differences; 7. Power, Status and Achievement in Economic and Political Life a. contrast achievement and power; b. describe and compare stratification and differential access to resources; c. analyze how hierarchies perpetuate themselves; d. discuss and contrast how "isms" effect political power and social authority; e. identify the division of labor by sex and race and (dis)ability; 8. Justice and Equity a. discuss diversity and conceptions of justice; b. differentiate biases in moral reasoning research; c. describe differences in award allocation and entitlement; d. compare and contrast "out-group" prevalence as victims of hate crimes. General Education Information Approved College Associate Degree GE Applicability AA/AS - Behavioral Sciences AA/AS - Multicultural Studies CSU GE Applicability (Recommended-requires CSU approval) CSUGE - D3 Ethnic Studies CSUGE - D7 Interdisciplinary Soc/Behav Cal-GETC Applicability (Recommended - Requires External Approval) IGETC Applicability (Recommended-requires CSU/UC approval) IGETC - 4C Ethnic Studies IGETC - 4G Intrdis Social/Beha Articulation Information CSU Transferable UC Transferable Methods of Evaluation Essay Examinations Example: Students will develop argumentative essays based on course dialogues. They will be given the essay questions before the dialogue presentations so that they are prepared and can synthesize reading materials on the topic. The essays will be assessed on the development of the positions taken, evidence supporting the position and thoroughness in responding to counter-arguments. Projects Example: Students will select a contemporary cultural issue to investigate and conduct interviews to access public opinion. They will produce a short video that includes interview clips and researched information to evaluate public perception and evidence-based information. The project will be evaluated based on the following: proposal thesis, content clarity, educational value, visual quality, integration of primary source information and general appeal. Repeatable No Methods of Instruction Lecture/Discussion Lecture: Instructor: Invite representatives from the Arab and Muslim communities to discuss the fundamental principles of Islam. Also, have students view the documentary, Inside Islam: What One Billion Muslims Think. Students: Experience an increased understanding of Islam and the people who practice the religion. Understand the role of religion within cultures. Instructor: Show the documentary, The Lottery of Birth, as an introduction to critical thinking and active listening. Discuss forms of Argumentation (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) and identify the agents of socialization. Students: While viewing the documentary, students must identity examples of how arguments are used to socialize societies into belief systems based on Ethos, Pathos and Logos. Typical Out of Class Assignments Reading Assignments 1. Read, 'The New Jim Crow, chapters 1-2 and define and describe/explain the following terms: Chapter One: 1. Racialized Caste System 2. Jim Crow 3. Law and Order 4. Mass Incarceration 5. Collapse of Resistance across the Political Spectrum 6. Racial Bribe 7. Reconstruction 8. Redemption of the South after Reconstruction 9. The New Deal Chapter Two: 10. War on Drugs 11. Racial under caste 12. Fourth Amendment of the Constitution 13. Bill of Rights 14. Drug Courier Profiles 15. " Snitches" 16. Mandatory Minimum Sentence 17. Drug Exception 18. Stop and Frisk 19. Reasonable Suspicion 20. Pretext Stops 21. Swat Teams 22. Legal Misrepresentation 23. "Discretion" 24. Federal Prosecutors 25. Non-violent Drug Offenses 2. After reading and discussing, The New Jim Crow, and viewing the documentary, Slavery By Another Name describe in detail the following: 1. How was slavery preserved in Jim Crow? 2. Describe "Law and Order." 3. How was "Jim Crow" preserved in "Law and Order?" 4. What are the steps through which African American men become permanent parts of a racial under-caste? 5. What are some civil liberties for African Americans that have been eliminated by the drug war? Explained how this happened. Writing, Problem Solving or Performance Grade the News 1. Select and watch one Network News show Network News (ABC, NBC, CBS), one Cable News (CNN, CNBC, MSNBC), and a political left (Democracy Now) and political right (Fox News) program to compare and contrast. Write a three-page summary of their effectiveness in delivering the news. Use the following as a guide: Newsworthiness Context Explanation Relevance Civic Contribution Enterprise Fairness 2. Assignment: You Be the Reporter A white South Carolina police officer was arrested and charged with murder after video showed him fatally shooting a fleeing, unarmed black man in the back. North Charleston Police Officer Michael T. Slager, 33, can be seen shooting 50-year-old Walter Scott after a confrontation on Saturday, according to The Post and Courier. Slager chases Scott and shoots at him eight times in the video recorded by a passerby and obtained by The New York Times. Unaware that he was being video taped, Slager reported on his radio, “Shots fired and the subject is down. He took my Taser,” according to the Times. Assignment: (a) Write the article that would have appeared in papers had not the murder been video taped. (b) Write the article based on the evidence as revealed in the investigation. Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) Required Materials Race, Class, and Gender in the United States Author: Paula S. Rothenberg Publisher: Worth Publication Date: 2016 Text Edition: 10th Classic Textbook?: OER Link: OER: The New Jim Crow-- Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Author: Michelle Alexander Publisher: The New Press Publication Date: 2012 Text Edition: 1st Classic Textbook?: OER Link: OER: Racism and Ethnicity: Global Debates, Dilemmas, Directions Author: Ian Law Publisher: Pearson Publication Date: 2010 Text Edition: 1st Classic Textbook?: OER Link: OER: Justice: What's the Right Thing To Do? Author: Michael J. Sandel Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication Date: 2009 Text Edition: 1st Classic Textbook?: OER Link: OER: Other materials and-or supplies required of students that contribute to the cost of the course.
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