National University
Sociology 350: Cultural Diversity
Instructor Info:
Email:
*Required course readings will be made available via Blackboard*
Recommended Book
Rothenberg, P. S., & Munshi, S. (2016). Race, class, and gender in the United
States: an integrated study. New York: Worth.
Course Description
This course provides an historical overview of race, class and gender relations
in the United States. Students will examine issues of race, class and gender
from and explicitly Intersectional perspective in order to recognize some of
the ways in which these issues are constructed and embedded in ordinary
discourse and daily life. Students will explore the nature of diversity, the
nature of cultural conflicts, and how cultural differences are managed in a
complex society. The course acquaints students with scholarly debates about
ethnicity, gender, and cultural diversity in the late 20th and 21st Centuries.
Its aim is to analyze the contradictory origins, causes, and consequences of
American and global cultural production.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural diversity of the United
States.
2. Analyze current issues relating to cultural diversity within the context
of historical patterns or racism, sexism, and class conflict in the United
States.
3. Discuss and interpret the history of protest movements
surrounding issues of race, class, and gender.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, political, and economic
mechanisms that have restricted access to important elements of
American citizenship and life.
5. Creatively and effectively communicate major themes of the course in
written work.
Expectations for Students
1. Review Assigned Sources
SOC 350 course sources are assigned within each week. Focus questions
will help you center on important ideas and content.
2. Contribute to Interactive Assignments (Blogs and Discussion Boards)
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, Students are required to thoughtfully answer discussion threads in order
to earn full participation credit in the course. Think PRR: Post your answer
to the discussion thread question, Read other students' postings, and
critically, Respond to at least two other student postings in each
discussion thread before the module deadline.
Some things to remember about posting:
• Please be respectful of others = it is okay to question or disagree with
others, but please do so in a way that shows you are furnishing the
correct answer to misinformation or seeking to clarify and understand
a person’s point of view, not attack them.
• For example, writing in all caps should be avoided in an online class
because it often is construed as being yelling at in the etiquette of the
computer world.
• Please keep the content of your postings clean = no profanity or
derogatory remarks, no aggressive tone. Students who make such
remarks will have their posting removed by me, receive an email
warning about improper conduct, have their participation grade
lowered, and be reported to the to the Office of Student Affairs. If
the problem continues, you may be dropped from the class, given an
F, and/or summoned to the Office of Student Affairs.
• Your posts should show the depth and complexity of your
understanding of course material, citing specific examples from
readings and/or drawing parallels to current issues in the United
States. Don't just generalize or regurgitate other students' work.
Responding to the postings of others in this course is necessary since it
creates the interactivity within the virtual classroom environment that Blogs
and Discussion Threads are meant to foster.
• You must respond to the postings of at least two other
students but you may post more than twice and I encourage as
much interaction as possible. Your response might agree with,
expand upon, and/or disagree with a post, but the key aim here is for
responders to critically and thoughtfully analyze the thoughts of other
students in order to foster an intellectual dialogue about cultural
diversity in a constructive way.
• Generic responses to postings such as "I agree" or "Right on!"
or "Ditto" will not earn any credit.
• The Interactive Assignments are a good place to practice thoughtful
writing. You can write a thesis and support it in a minimum of 250
words, but you cannot cover everything so please select what is
most important and keep your thoughts and writing tightly focused.
• Please use Spell Check and re-read your posts out loud to check
grammar.
• Postings should incorporate and cite course readings.
Major Course Assignments
Blog Project (5 points per blog entry) 20%
Analytic Memos (10 points each) 40%
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Sociology 350: Cultural Diversity
Instructor Info:
Email:
*Required course readings will be made available via Blackboard*
Recommended Book
Rothenberg, P. S., & Munshi, S. (2016). Race, class, and gender in the United
States: an integrated study. New York: Worth.
Course Description
This course provides an historical overview of race, class and gender relations
in the United States. Students will examine issues of race, class and gender
from and explicitly Intersectional perspective in order to recognize some of
the ways in which these issues are constructed and embedded in ordinary
discourse and daily life. Students will explore the nature of diversity, the
nature of cultural conflicts, and how cultural differences are managed in a
complex society. The course acquaints students with scholarly debates about
ethnicity, gender, and cultural diversity in the late 20th and 21st Centuries.
Its aim is to analyze the contradictory origins, causes, and consequences of
American and global cultural production.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural diversity of the United
States.
2. Analyze current issues relating to cultural diversity within the context
of historical patterns or racism, sexism, and class conflict in the United
States.
3. Discuss and interpret the history of protest movements
surrounding issues of race, class, and gender.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, political, and economic
mechanisms that have restricted access to important elements of
American citizenship and life.
5. Creatively and effectively communicate major themes of the course in
written work.
Expectations for Students
1. Review Assigned Sources
SOC 350 course sources are assigned within each week. Focus questions
will help you center on important ideas and content.
2. Contribute to Interactive Assignments (Blogs and Discussion Boards)
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, Students are required to thoughtfully answer discussion threads in order
to earn full participation credit in the course. Think PRR: Post your answer
to the discussion thread question, Read other students' postings, and
critically, Respond to at least two other student postings in each
discussion thread before the module deadline.
Some things to remember about posting:
• Please be respectful of others = it is okay to question or disagree with
others, but please do so in a way that shows you are furnishing the
correct answer to misinformation or seeking to clarify and understand
a person’s point of view, not attack them.
• For example, writing in all caps should be avoided in an online class
because it often is construed as being yelling at in the etiquette of the
computer world.
• Please keep the content of your postings clean = no profanity or
derogatory remarks, no aggressive tone. Students who make such
remarks will have their posting removed by me, receive an email
warning about improper conduct, have their participation grade
lowered, and be reported to the to the Office of Student Affairs. If
the problem continues, you may be dropped from the class, given an
F, and/or summoned to the Office of Student Affairs.
• Your posts should show the depth and complexity of your
understanding of course material, citing specific examples from
readings and/or drawing parallels to current issues in the United
States. Don't just generalize or regurgitate other students' work.
Responding to the postings of others in this course is necessary since it
creates the interactivity within the virtual classroom environment that Blogs
and Discussion Threads are meant to foster.
• You must respond to the postings of at least two other
students but you may post more than twice and I encourage as
much interaction as possible. Your response might agree with,
expand upon, and/or disagree with a post, but the key aim here is for
responders to critically and thoughtfully analyze the thoughts of other
students in order to foster an intellectual dialogue about cultural
diversity in a constructive way.
• Generic responses to postings such as "I agree" or "Right on!"
or "Ditto" will not earn any credit.
• The Interactive Assignments are a good place to practice thoughtful
writing. You can write a thesis and support it in a minimum of 250
words, but you cannot cover everything so please select what is
most important and keep your thoughts and writing tightly focused.
• Please use Spell Check and re-read your posts out loud to check
grammar.
• Postings should incorporate and cite course readings.
Major Course Assignments
Blog Project (5 points per blog entry) 20%
Analytic Memos (10 points each) 40%
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