“Experiencing Race, Class, and Gender in the United States”

I. OverviewA. increasing diversity in U.S.

1. media images of past unrealistic then, certainly now2. how will increasing diversity affect your life?

a. Enrichmentb. Challenges

i. Practical – workplace, etcii. Social cohesion

3. how does it affect American politics, culture, economy?

B. Why Study?1. Understand2. Adapt3. Change

I. OVERVIEW

B. Names and LabelsA. Are important

A. Reflect power

B. Affect self-image

B. Change over time and with different subgroups

I. OVERVIEW

C. TheoriesA. Are both models of present and visions of future

B. Assimilation

C. Amalgamation / Melting Pot

D. Pluralism / Multiculturalism

I. OVERVIEW

D. Sociopolitical positions1. different from book, will stress conservative,

liberal, radical

2. They vary by:a. Premises about human nature and society

b. Analysis of the present

c. Vision of the future

I. OVERVIEW

E. “Ideological Principles” - better seen as systems

1. Eurocentricity

2. Patriarchy

3. Capitalism

4. Conservative, liberal, radical views

5. Operate singly, togethera. reinforce

“IDENTITY”

I. Complex, “multidimensional”

II. Internalization vs. self-definitionA. “self” definition usually involves group effort