AM 260J:  Diversity in the United States (3)

TuTh, 2:103:30 | TLC 204 | Instructor TBA

An examination of the ways in which people in the United States try to reconcile the realities of cultural difference with preconceived notions of a unified America and American identity.  Students will learn about the United States as a complex, heterogeneous society that has been profoundly shaped by both the connections and conflict implicit in its multicultural heritage.  Students will also address interrelationships and tensions that characterize a culturally diverse democracy by examining how accepted cultural traditions intersect with contested themes such as race the family, adoption, gender, sexuality, and education.  (Fulfills social sciences requirement, designated as a Cultural Diversity course.)

SYLLABUS (coming in the Fall)