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PART I: An Introduction to the Study of Minority Groups In The United States

Assignment 1: Revealing Diversity in Your Hometown

Assignment 1: Revealing Diversity in Your Hometown

Assignment 2: Graffiti: Cultural Expression or Discriminatory Act?

 

PART II: The Evolution of Dominant-Minority Relations in the United States

Assignment 1: Race and Gender in Children’s Books

Assignment 2: The Local Diner

Assignment 3: Historical Films in Modern Day Contexts

 

PART III: Understanding Dominant-Minority Relations in the United States

Assignment 1: School Cafeterias and Race Relations

Assignment 2: The Portrayal of Family on Television

 

PART IV:  Other Groups, Other Patterns

Assignment 1: Pew Institute Data on Religion

Assignment 2: What’s in a Song?

Assignment 3: Gender, Sexuality and Bullying

Assignment 4: Survival and Promotion of Endangered Languages

 

PART V:  Challenges For The Present And The Future

Assignment 1: Social Change in Your Neighborhood 

Assignment 2: Working with Refugee Communities

Assignment 3: Confronting Privilege, Power and Difference on Campus

Assignment 4: Web 2.0, Social Media, and Social Life