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SOC 252
Migration, Race and Ethnicity in the World-Economy
SOC 252 SP
Crosslistings: LAST247
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 35 | 3 | Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
Photo Caption and Credits
This course will study the causes and consequences of human
migration in the modern world-system. The course will be
divided into two parts. In the first part we will consider
several competing theories of migration. The second part
will focus on the recent trends of Caribbean, Asian, and
Central American emigration to the United States, the
consequences of these trends for the home countries, and the
patterns of incorporation and the processes of culture
change experienced by the "new immigrants" in the United
States. Attention will be paid to the emergence of new
ethnic identities among the new immigrants and the changing
configuration of race and ethnicity in the United States.
MAJOR READINGS
Selected Readings:
Mike Davis, CITY OF QUARTZ
Alejandro Portes and Alex Stepick, CITY ON THE EDGE: THE
TRANSFORMATION OF MIAMI
Alejandro Portes and Ruben G. Rumbaut, IMMIGRANT AMERICA:
A PORTRAIT
Philip Kosinitz, CARIBBEAN NEW YORK: BLACK IMMIGRANTS AND
THE POLITICS OF RACE
Patricia Pessor, ed., CARIBBEAN CIRCUITS: NEW DIRECTIONS IN
THE STUDY OF CARIBBEAN MIGRATION
Lydio F. Tomasi, ed., IN DEFENSE OF THE ALIEN
Roy Beck, THE CASE AGAINST IMMIGRATION
Sarah J. Mahler, AMERICAN DREAMING: IMMIGRANT LIFE ON THE
MARGINS
Articles in scholarly journals.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three take-home essays (8-10
pages each), or a major research paper (25-30 pages)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Students who do
not have SOC151 may enroll with permission of the
instructor.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS SOC
Prerequisites:
SOC 151
- Section 01
- Dupuy, A
- Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 4
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
About the Photo:
Haitian man signalling to his community on a coumbite, a
conch shell used for communication.
Reference:
Courlander, Harold. THE DRUM AND THE HOE: LIFE
AND LORE OF THE HAITIAN PEOPLE. Berkeley,
California: University of California Press, 1960
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