Ethnic Studies
Overview
Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary and diverse field that gives voice to historically marginalized peoples and their perspectives by challenging systems of injustice and valuing diversity. This program seeks to educate students on progressive social change, reflect on the dynamics of power and knowledge, and promote multiple approaches to social justice issues while encouraging students to be informed and active citizens. Ethnic Studies allows students a particular focus on marginalized and disadvantaged populations while also de-centering the dominant cultural, political, and social ideals that have shaped western societies.
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Dean
Emilie Mitchell
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Department Chair
Dr. Winnie Tam Hung
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Career and Academic Community
Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Phone (916) 691-7359
- Email mitchee@crc.losrios.edu
Associate Degree
A.A. in Social Science
The Social Science department offers classes in law and society and special studies in the areas of Mexican-American, Asian, and Native American experiences. These classes provide an excellent background for further study.
The program includes 21 units of coursework in the following areas: anthropology, economics, geography, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, social science, or sociology.
This degree enables the student to experience a wide range of diverse social science disciplines. To verify the transferability of specific courses and their university application, please consult your CRC counselor. Students who wish to transfer to a four-year college or university should plan their programs to meet general education and lower division major requirements. All students are encouraged to consult with a counselor.
Highlights include:
* Opportunities to build a foundation for interdisciplinary studies
* Overview of theoretical, methodological, analytical, and cultural principles
Note to Transfer Students:
If you are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in this major, it is critical that you meet with a CRC counselor to select and plan the courses for your major. Schools vary widely in terms of the required preparation. The courses that CRC requires for an Associate’s degree in this major may be different from the requirements needed for the Bachelor’s degree.
Catalog Date: June 1, 2022
Degree Requirements
| Course Code | Course Title | Units |
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| A minimum of 21 units from the following: | 21 | |
| Twenty-one (21) units must be completed in at least three different subject areas from those listed: Anthropology, Economics, Geography 310, History, Political Science, Philosophy 360, Psychology, Social Science, Sociology. | ||
| Total Units: | 21 | |
The Social Science Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree may be obtained by completion of the required program, plus general education requirements, plus sufficient electives to meet a 60-unit total. See CRC graduation requirements.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Identify and comprehend an individual's relationship to structures in the larger society.
- Apply effective critical thinking skills to interpret sociological phenomena.
- Assess the significance of important social movements in American society.
- Define and identify various theoretical perspectives across the discipline of Sociology.
- Comprehend how social practices facilitate the functioning of social structures as they are responsible for maintaining the society as a whole.
- Analyze, interpret, and critically think about sociological ascriptions to race, gender, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, political affiliation, and other sociological concepts.
Career Information
Instructor; Social Worker; Researcher;Criminal Justice; Social Services; Business and Corporate employment. Some career options may require more than two years of college study.
Ethnic Studies (ETHNS) Courses
ETHNS 300 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligibility for ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D; IGETC Area 4
- Catalog Date:June 1, 2022
This course introduces students to Ethnic Studies and the diverse institutional, cultural, and historical issues relating to the past and present life circumstances and intersectional identities of the four core Ethnic populations of Asian Americans, Chicanx/Latinx Americans, African Americans, and Native/Indigenous Americans within the United States.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- SLO 1: Analyze and articulate concepts of Ethnic Studies, including but not limited to race and ethnicity, racialization, equity, ethno-centrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, self-determination, liberation, decolonization and anti-racism.
- Introduce and define fundamental terms, concepts and theories in Ethnic Studies, including race and ethnicity, racialization, equity, ethno-centrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, self-determination, liberation, decolonization and anti-racism.
- Apply Ethnic Studies vocabulary to understand the developing historical, political, cultural, psychological conditions under which African American, Asian Americans, Chicanx/Latinx, and Native Americans have lived in the U.S.
- Explain the ideology of white supremacy as a means to understanding it (White Supremacy) as the organizing system of race relations in the U.S.
- SLO 2: Apply Identity, Conflict, Critical Race, Liberation and Cultural Capital theories to describe critical events in the histories, cultures and intellectual traditions, with special focus on the lived-experiences and social struggles of the four historically defined racialized core groups: Native Americans, African Americans, Chicanx/Latinx Americans and Asian Americans, emphasizing agency and group-affirmation.
- Construct and reconstruct the lives of African American, Asian Americans, Chicanx/Latinx, and Native Americans through Ethnic Studies theoretical frameworks
- Compare and contrast different theoretical perspectives within Ethnic Studies and with other academic disciplines
- SLO 3: Critically discuss the intersection of race and ethnicity with other forms of difference affected by hierarchy and oppression, such as class, gender, sexuality, religion, spirituality, national origin, immigration status, ability and/or age.
- Define intersectionality and describe how it is important for examining the complex lives of African American, Asian Americans, Chicanx/Latinx, and Native Americans.
- Describe the role of the institution of slavery in the development of the dominant group's social perception of African American, Asian Americans, Chicanx/Latinx, and Native Americans.
- SLO 4: Describe how struggle, resistance, social justice, solidarity and liberation as experienced by communities of color are relevant to current issues.
- Discuss the social, cultural and structural conditions that compelled social movements (collective action) and organizations of African American, Asian Americans, Chicanx/Latinx, and Native Americans in the U.S.
- Use a historical comparative approach to explain the dimensions of progress for African American, Asian Americans, Chicanx/Latinx, and Native Americans in the U.S.
- SLO 5: Demonstrate active engagement with anti-racist issues, practices and movements to build a diverse, just and equitable society beyond the classroom.
- List and describe contemporary social issues facing African American, Asian Americans, Chicanx/Latinx, and Native Americans in the U.S.
- Discuss the likelihood of developing concrete solutions to address the contemporary issues uniquely facing African American, Asian Americans, Chicanx/Latinx, and Native Americans in the U.S.
ETHNS 320 The African American Experience
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligibility for ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D; IGETC Area 4
- Catalog Date:June 1, 2022
This interdisciplinary course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural experience of racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States using concepts, theories, and terminology from distinct disciplines within the social sciences. As an ethnic studies course, it has a culturally relativistic approach. Specifically, this course redefines the lives of African Americans through their own experiences: from the inside looking out at the world. This course was formerly SOCSC 320. However, only one (Ethnic Studies 320 or SOCSC 320) may be taken for credit.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- SLO 1: Explain the concepts of Ethnic Studies-including but not limited to, race and ethnicity, racialization, equity, ethnocentrism, euro-centrism, white supremacy, self-determination, liberation, decolonization and anti-racism.
- SLO 2: Apply Ethnic Identity Theory, Conflict Theory, Critical Race Theory, Liberation and Cultural Capital theories
- Objective 2A: Analyze critical events in the histories, cultures and intellectual traditions, with special focus on the lived-experiences and social struggles of African Americans, emphasizing agency and group-affirmation.
- SLO 3: Critically discuss the intersection of race and ethnicity with other forms of difference affected by hierarchy and oppression, such as class, gender, sexuality, religion, spirituality, national origin, immigration status, ability and/or age.
- SLO 4: Assess how struggle, resistance, social justice, solidarity and liberation as experienced by African American communities are relevant to current social and political issues.
- SLO 5: Demonstrate active engagement with anti-racist issues, practices and movements to build a diverse, just and equitable society beyond the classroom.
ETHNS 330 The Asian American Experience in America
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D; IGETC Area 4
- Catalog Date:June 1, 2022
This interdisciplinary course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural experience of Asian Americans in the United States. As an Ethnic Studies course, it has a culturally relativistic approach. Specifically, this course examines and redefines the lives of Asian Americans through their own experiences: from the inside looking out at the world. This course was formerly SOCSC 325 and only one may be taken for credit.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- SLO 1: Analyze and articulate concepts of Ethnic Studies, including but not limited to race and ethnicity, racialization, equity, ethno-centrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, self-determination, liberation, decolonization and anti-racism as they pertain to the lives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs)
- Introduce and define fundamental terms, concepts and theories in Ethnic Studies, including race and ethnicity, racialization, equity, ethno-centrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, self-determination, liberation, decolonization and anti-racism.
- Apply Ethnic Studies vocabulary to understand the developing historical, political, cultural, psychological conditions under which Asian Americans have lived in the U.S.
- Interpret and summarize various aspects of the Asian American experience in the U.S.
- Explain the ideology of white supremacy as a means to understanding it (White Supremacy) as the organizing system of race relations in the U.S.
- SLO 2: Apply Identity, Conflict, Critical Race, Liberation and Cultural Capital theories to describe critical events in the histories, cultures and intellectual traditions, with special focus on AAPIs' lived experiences, social struggles, and relationships with other historically defined racialized core groups (Native Americans, African Americans, and Chicanx/Latinx Americans), emphasizing agency and group-affirmation.
- Construct and reconstruct AAPI lived experiences through Ethnic Studies theoretical frameworks.
- Compare and contrast different theoretical perspectives within Ethnic Studies and with other academic disciplines
- SLO 3: Critically discuss the intersection of race and ethnicity with other forms of difference affected by hierarchy and oppression, such as class, gender, sexuality, religion, spirituality, national origin, immigration status, ability and/or age, in the lives of AAPIs
- Define intersectionality and describe how it is important for examining the complex lives of APPIs.
- Describe the role of the institution of slavery in the development of the dominant group's social perception of Asian and Asian American subgroups in the U.S.
- SLO 4: Describe how struggle, resistance, social justice, solidarity and liberation as experienced by AAPIs and other communities of color are relevant to current issues by using the vocabulary developed throughout the course
- Discuss the social, cultural and structural conditions that compelled the Asian American social movements (collective action) and organizations in the U.S.
- Use a historical comparative approach to explain the dimensions of progress for Asian Americans in the U.S.
- SLO 5: Demonstrate active engagement with anti-racist issues, practices and movements to build a diverse, just and equitable society beyond the classroom
- List and describe contemporary social issues facing Asian Americans in the U.S.
- Discuss the likelihood of developing concrete solutions to address the contemporary issues uniquely facing Asian Americans in the U.S.
ETHNS 340 Chicanos/Mexican Americans in the U.S.
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligibility for ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D; IGETC Area 4
- Catalog Date:June 1, 2022
This course introduces students to the diverse institutional, cultural, and historical issues relating to the past and present life circumstances and intersectional identities of Chicana/o/x Americans within the United States. Specifically, this course examines and redefines the lives of Chicana/o/x Americans through their own experiences from the inside looking out at the world.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- SLO 1: Explain the concepts of Ethnic Studies-including but not limited to, race and ethnicity, racialization, equity, ethnocentrism, euro-centrism, white supremacy, self-determination, liberation, decolonization and anti-racism.
- SLO 2: Apply Ethnic Identity Theory, Conflict Theory, Critical Race Theory, Liberation and Cultural Capital theories
- Objective 2A: Analyze critical events in the histories, cultures and intellectual traditions, with special focus on the lived-experiences and social struggles of Chicanos/as/Mexican Americans, emphasizing agency and group-affirmation.
- SLO 3: Critically discuss the intersection of race and ethnicity with other forms of difference affected by hierarchy and oppression, such as class, gender, sexuality, religion, spirituality, national origin, immigration status, ability and/or age.
- SLO 4: Assess how struggle, resistance, social justice, solidarity and liberation as experienced by Chicanos/as/Mexican American communities are relevant to current social and political issues.
- SLO 5: Demonstrate active engagement with anti-racist issues, practices and movements to build a diverse, just and equitable society beyond the classroom.
ETHNS 344 The Latino Experience in America
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Completion of ENGWR 101 or ESLW340 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b) (effective Summer 2022); AA/AS Area VI (effective Summer 2022); CSU Area D; IGETC Area 4
- Catalog Date:June 1, 2022
This interdisciplinary course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural experience of racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States using concepts, theories, and terminology from distinct disciplines within the social sciences. As an ethnic studies course, it has a culturally relativistic approach. Specifically, this course redefines the lives of Latino American subgroups through their own experiences: from the inside looking out at the world.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- DEVELOP A VOCABULARY THAT DESCRIBES THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES OF LATINO AMERICAN SUBGROUPS IN THE U.S. (SLO 1).
- Apply interdisciplinary vocabulary to understand the developing historical, political, cultural, psychological conditions under which Latino American subgroups have lived in the U.S.
- Describe the push and pull factors that lead to both immigration and emigration for Latino subgroups.
- Describe the various forms of nativism experienced by Latino subgroups as they settled in the U.S.
- EXAMINE THE CULTURAL AND RACIAL STRUCTURE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY. (SLO 2).
- Explain the ideological development of white supremacy as a means to understanding it (white supremacy) as the organizing social system of race relations in the U.S.
- Understand the relationship between institutional power and social power within a social system.
- Explain the relationship between the ideological development of white supremacy and its effect on Latino subgroups' agency in the U.S.
- UNDERSTAND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LATINO SUBGROUPS BOTH ASSIMILATE AND ACCULTURATE AND FORM A LATINO AMERICAN IDENTITY. (SLO 3).
- Explore and apply Social Identity Theory to describe identity formation for Latino American subgroups.
- Explore and apply Ethnic Identity Theory to describe identity formation for Latino American subgroups.
- Explore and apply stereotype threat to describe its impact in the unique experiences of Latino American subgroups brought on by dominant group perception in the U.S.
- Describe the role of the institution of slavery in the development of the dominant group's social perception of Latino subgroups in the U.S.
- Describe the role of Native American land encroachment in the development of the dominant group's social perception of Latino subgroups.
- Describe the era of scientific racism and its role in the development of the dominant group's perception of Latino subgroups in the U.S.
- Describe the role and process of ethnogenesis undertaken by Latino subgroups as they develop a Latino American identity in the U.S.
- CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE ECONOMIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRESS OF LATINO AMERICAN SUBGROUPS IN THE U.S. (SLO 4).
- Use a historical comparative approach to explain the dimensions of progress for Latino American subgroups in the U.S.
- List and describe contemporary social issues facing Latino American subgroups in the U.S.
- Use the vocabulary developed throughout the course to discuss the likelihood of developing concrete solutions to address the contemporary issues uniquely facing Latino American subgroups in the U.S.
ETHNS 350 Introduction to Native American Studies
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 (College Composition) with a grade of "C" or better.
- Transferable:CSU
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area VI
- Catalog Date:June 1, 2022
This course introduces students to Ethnic Studies and the diverse institutional, cultural, and historical issues relating to the past and present life circumstances and intersectional identities of Native Americans/American Indians within the United States. This course is a survey of traditional cultures of Native Americans/American Indians focusing on the social, religious, economic, and artistic practices. The antiquity, distribution, and linguistic histories of Native American/American Indian cultures are integrated with the contemporary status of Native peoples regarding social change and adaptation.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- SLO 1: Explain the concepts of Ethnic Studies- including but not limited to, race and ethnicity, racialization, equity, ethno-centrism, eurocentrism, white supremacy, self-determination, liberation, decolonization and anti-racism.
- SLO 2: Apply Ethnic Identity Theory, Conflict Theory, Critical Race (Tribal Critical Race), Liberation and Cultural Capital theories.
- Objective 2A: Analyze critical events in the histories, cultures and intellectual traditions, with special focus on the lived-experiences and social struggles of Native Americans/American Indians emphasizing agency and group-affirmation.
- SLO 3: Critically discuss the intersection of race and ethnicity with other forms of difference affected by hierarchy and oppression, such as class, gender, sexuality, religion, spirituality, national origin, immigration status, ability and/or age.
- SLO 4: Assess how struggle, resistance, social justice, solidarity and liberation as experienced by Native American/ American Indian communities are relevant to current issues.
- SLO 5: Demonstrate active engagement with anti-racist issues, practices and movements to build a diverse, just and equitable society beyond the classroom.
- SLO 6: Describe the issues of sovereignty and nationhood unique to Native nations.
- SLO 7: Cite the forms of Native American cultural retention, transmission, and adaptation.
Faculty
Dr. Winnie Tam Hung
Chair, Department of Ethnic Studies
- Office: CRC Main
- Email: hungw@crc.losrios.edu
- Phone: (916) 691-7130