Lesson 3 Discussion
What is the difference between race and ethnicity? How could these two sociological concepts factor into present-day issues for minorities? Do you think these present-day issues are indicative of systemic racism?
Read Race and Ethnicity in the United StatesLinks on an external site.
Video:
CrashCourse. (2017a, November 20). Race & Ethnicity: Crash Course Sociology #34 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7myLgdZhzjo
Additional readings/videos regarding treatment and/or history of each group.
Native Americans
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-introductiontosociology/chapter/native-americans/Links to an external site.
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-timelineLinks to an external site.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/stories/articles/2020/4/13/early-years-american-indian-boarding-schoolsLinks to an external site.
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Italian Americans
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/alamo-sociology/chapter/reading-white-ethnic-americans/Links to an external site.
https://www.history.com/news/italian-american-internment-persecution-wwiiLinks to an external site.
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/italian/tenements-and-toil/Links to an external site.
Jewish Americans
https://www.pbs.org/jewishamericans/jewish_life/Links to an external site.
https://antisemitism.adl.org/antisemitism-in-american-history/Links to an external site.
African Americans
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/alamo-sociology/chapter/reading-african-americans/Links to an external site.
CrashCourse. (2013, November 21). Civil Rights and the 1950s: Crash Course US History #39 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S64zRnnn4Po
Hispanic Americans
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/alamo-sociology/chapter/reading-hispanic-americans/Links to an external site.
https://www.history.com/news/the-brutal-history-of-anti-latino-discrimination-in-americaLinks to an external site.
Asian Americans
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-introductiontosociology/chapter/asian-americans/Links to an external site.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocationLinks to an external site.
https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/chinese-exclusion-act-1882Links to an external site.
Objectives:
To obtain an understanding of the treatment of various ethnic groups in the United States, such as the Native Americans, Italian Americans, Jewish Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and genders.
To heighten student awareness of the effects of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination.
To develop sensitivity to issues of oppression and discrimination.