Race and Ethnicity Outcomes
1. Examines significant aspects of the culture, contribution and social
experience of underrepresented ethnic/racial minority groups in the
U.S.: Asian Americans; Black Americans; Mexican Americans and Native
Americans
2. Focus on more than one of the above groups, or course focuses
on one group provided that it compares and contrasts experiences of
the group with another group
3. Includes an analysis of concepts of ethnicity, ethnocentrism
and racism and how these explain and shape the ethnic experience in
the United States.
4. Includes an examination of such factors as race, class, gender,
age, sexual preference, and how these shape the ethnic experience in
the United states. (Secondary criteria)
5. Explores the role culture plays in shaping and sustaining
ethnic groups (Secondary criteria)
Students will:
1. Identify significant aspects of the culture, contribution and social
experience of under represented ethnic/racial minority groups in the
U.S.: Asian Americans; Black Americans; Mexican Americans and Native
Americans
2. Compare and contrast experiences of various ethnic/racial minority
groups in the U.S.
3. Explain how concepts of ethnicity, ethnocentrism and racism shape
the ethnic experience in the United States.
4. Explain how race, class, gender, age, and sexual preference shape
the ethnic experience in the United States.
5. Analyze the role culture plays in shaping and sustaining ethnic
groups
