Module 1. The Significance of Ethnic Studies

At the end of the module, students will be able to:

1. understand the difference between race and ethnicity
2. discuss the social construction of race
3. explain racial framing
4. compare intergroup relations in terms of racial-ethnic group conflict and tolerance
5. assess systemic racism and structural explanations for racial and ethnic inequality
6. evaluate the intersectionality of race, ethnicity and other social categories on systems of oppression
7. provide examples of racial-ethnic stratification and inequality
8. define majority (dominant) and minority groups (subordinate)
9. interpret social indicators and data on racial and ethnic inequality in the United States