Course/Institutional ObjectivesGrading GuidelinesMethodologyCourse TextsBibliographyTOURO COLLEGENew York School of Career and Applied StudiesSyllabusDepartment: SociologyCourse Title: Intergroup Relations in AmericaCourse Number: GSO248Prerequisites: GSO121Credit Hours: 3Developer: J. Sodden/Abbott KatzDate of Last Update: December, 2003Course Description: This interdisciplinary analysis of the social, psychological, and cultural aspects of race and ethnicity canvasses theories of prejudice and their effect on intergroup relations, as well as male/female relations in light of contemporary theories of social structure, the learning process, and individual development. Includes brief history of the experiences of different racial and ethnic groups in the United States.Course/Developmental Objectives: To foster a richer understanding and appreciation of our students’ own heritages and a respect for the heritage of others. and to work towards more harmonious relationships between different groups, particularly in the greater New York metropolitan community; to enhance critical thinking and foster communication skills. Course/Institutional ObjectivesTo foster a richer understanding and appreciation of our students’ own heritages and a respect for the heritage of others, and to work towards more harmonious relationships between different groups, particularly in the greater New York metropolitan community; to enhance critical thinking and foster communication skills. Course Content: - Basic Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity: Minority/majority groups defined; how minority status is imposed and responded to; possibilities for mitigating prejudice and discrimination in America.- Ethnicity and Religion in the United States: The various “anti” movments, e.g., the anti-Catholic, Chinese, and Japanese campaigns and reactive bars to immigration and naturalization; illegal immigration and refugees; nascent ethnic consciousness; religious pluralism.1- Diverse Groups in the US: Native Americans, African-Americans, Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, the multifarious Asian-American groups, Jews, Cubans, and Russians; non-ethnic minorities, e.g., women, the elderly, homosexuals.Hardware/Software/Materials Requirements: None required; video materials available upon request.Course Requirements:- Text reading assignments- Regular, punctual attendance- Class participation- Short research paper- Midterm exam- Final examGrading Guidelines- Students liable for grade penalty for excessive lateness-Methodology- Lecture and class discussion- Assigned oral presentations about a particular ethnic group- Collection of news items about intergroup relations.Course TextsSchaefer, Richard T., Racial and Ethnic Groups, 8th Ed., Harper Collins College Publishers, 1996.BibliographyAlba, Richard A, ed. 1985. 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