SOC252 - Migration, Race and Ethnicity in the World Economy

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Migration, Race and Ethnicity in the World Economy
SOC252 SP

Crosslistings: LAST247

This course will study the causes and consequences of human migration in the modern world system. The course will be divided into two parts. The first part 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

Alejandro Portes and Ruben G. Rumbaut, IMMIGRANT AMERICA: A PORTRAIT
Stephen Steinberg, THE ETHNIC MYTH: RACE, ETHNICITY, AND CLASS IN AMERICA (Updated and Revised Edition)
Vernon M. Briggs, Jr., MASS IMMIGRATION AND THE NATIONAL INTEREST (Second Edition)
David A. Hollingen, POSTETHNIC AMERICA
Peter Brimelow, ALIEN NATION: COMMON SENSE ABOUT AMERICA'S IMMIGRATION DISASTER
Milton Vickerman, CROSSCURRENTS: WEST INDIAN IMMIGRANTS AND RACE
Roger Weldinger, STILL THE PROMISED CITY? AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND NEW IMMIGRANTS IN POSTINDUSTRIAL NEW YORK
Paul Ong, et al, THE NEW ASIAN IMMIGRATION IN LOS ANGELES AND GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three take-home essays (7-10) pages each.

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: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: SOC151

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Dupuy,Alex

Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:30PM; Location: PAC002

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 8 Jr. major: 8

SR. non-major: 5 Jr. non-major: 5 SO: 4 FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Focused Inquiry Course

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000