Course Catalog - 2005-2006

     

SOCI 375 - BECOMING AMERICANS: SOC OF IMM

Long Title: BECOMING AMERICANS?: THE SOCIOLOGY OF IMMIGRATION
Department: Sociology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: We will compare the earlier wave of European immigration to the U.S. with the more recent wave of immigration from Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. We will answer questions related to the transnational identities of immigrants, ethnic and racial discrimination, and the immigrants on the labor market as well as civic and religious institutions. Recommended prerequisite(s): successful completion of a Sociology course.