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Course Syllabus |
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Introduction |
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| Part
I: Course Explanation Part II: Discovering Oneself |
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| Part I: The Foundations | ||
| Unit
One: Basic Concepts
There are three lesson in this unit. Together they form the conceptual tools that you will need to gain an appreciation of cultural diversity and pluralism. These lessons are on the topics of culture, aesthetic education and behavior formation. |
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| Unit
Two:
Aesthetic Questions This unit works with your intuitive powers. It attempts to sharpen empathy concepts and your ability "to see" into another's conditions, loves and fears. The unit relies on the visual. It also starts you looking for web related bibliographic resources. |
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| Part II: Cultural Conflict in the United States | ||
| Unit Three:
Multiculturalism
This unit introduces the concpet of dominant culture and those cultures that are dominated. |
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| Unit
Four:
Cultural Frames of
Reference How do we look at another person? What are the "filters" through which we see? that allows us or limits our understanding? our perspectives? |
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 Mid
Term Exam:
Click on the mail box to request the mid-term exam from instructor.
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| Part III: Cultures: Ethnic Profiles | ||
| Unit Five: USA Profiles | ||
| Unit Six: Global Profiles (This unit is not included in the course at this time.) | ||
| Part IV: Law: Legislative, Judicial and Enforcement Considerations | ||
| Unit Seven:
Civil Rights
Laws This unit deals with legal aspects of pluralism. |
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| Unit Eight: Enforcement Agencies
and Advocate Groups The unit is divided into lessons on federal governemental agencies such as HUD and EEOC, state agencies such as NEOC and advocate groups ranging from NAACP to the KKK. |
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| Part III: Issues: Environments of Discrimination | ||
| Unit Nine: Community Issues Included in this section are units of study on hate crime, affirmative action, bilingual education and a historic case of language and religion. |
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| Unit Ten: Teaching about Diversity Unique school issues include segregation and re-segreation, school busing, magnet schools, bi-lingual education, racism, sexism, ethnocentrism etc. |
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| Part IV: Conclusion: | ||
| Unit Eleven: The Civil Rights Movement | ||
| Unit Twelve: Culural Tolerance and Social Empowerment | ||
| Final
Exam:
Click on the mail box to request the final exam from instructor.
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