Spring 2016  |  SOC 3503H Section 001: Honors: Asian American Identities, Families & Communities (60591)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Meets With:
AAS 3503 Section 001
SOC 3503 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Overview of Asian American identities, families/communities. Racial/ethnic identity formation, immigration, intergenerational relationships, dating/family formation, transnational adoption, popular culture, educational/work experiences, ethnic enclaves/activism. prereq: 1001 recommended
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed informaiton http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tswartz+SOC3503H+Spring2016
Class Description:
This course provides a sociological overview of Asian American identities, families and communities. It starts by looking at the experiences of second generation Asian American young adults in order to consider questions about who is viewed as American and the ways in which Asian Americans complicate the racial landscape of the contemporary United States. This unit introduces theories of immigration, identity formation, intergenerational relationships, and acculturation, particularly as they pertain to Asian Americans, and that appear throughout the course. To place these experiences within a broader historical, structural, and cultural context the second unit provides both an overview of the history of Asians and Asian Americans in the United States and examines the contemporary demographics of Asian Americans. This unit emphasizes the diverse experiences of Asian American communities and families, highlighting ethnic, cultural, gender, generation, and class variations, as well as historical and contemporary experiences of marginalization, racial othering, and discrimination. The final unit of the class will allow students to apply these theories and data to understanding two specific cases with particular relevance for Minnesota: Hmong immigrant experiences and transnational adoption. Throughout the course we will consider the ways in which society affects individuals, and how in turn, individuals affect society. Course projects will be utilized to help students gain a concrete appreciation of how sociological perspective sheds light on lived experience of contemporary Asian Americans. Students will have an option to participate in community service learning, or do another project that reflects their interests.
Grading:
40% Midterm Exam
40% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
Class Format:
35% Lecture
10% Film/Video
30% Discussion
15% Small Group Activities
10% Student Presentations
Workload:
50-75 Pages Reading Per Week
3 ESSAY Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
1 Special Project(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/60591/1163
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 December 2014

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