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Multicultural Perspectives
(G216)
(Mr. Koller)
Multicultural Perspectives is a semester elective in the Social Studies Department. Multicultural Perspectives is the exploration of different ethnicities and identities in American society. In MC perspectives students will discuss their own heritage, the heritage of the their classmates, stereotyping, culture, conflict, communication, and awareness. The focus of MC Perspectives is to undermine the misunderstanding that leads to negative stereotypes and prejudice, as well as help students embrace their own identity. In MC Perspectives students will share music, food, cultural traditions, debate and embrace differences.
SEMESTER CONTENT:
1. Personal Cultural Identity: In this unit, you learn about yourself. Your personal prejudices and their origin. Students identify their own feelings and attitudes about prejudice through activities, projects and discussions. To learn about other cultures students must first begin to understand their own culture, attitude and behavior.
2. Prejudice/Discrimination/Stereotyping: In these units, students will learn the degrees of prejudice. They will explore historical, current and personal examples of prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping. They will compare and contrast interaction between people from the past and the present. They will also predict future progress in human relations. Students will learn the fallacies, the cost, and the causes of prejudice. They will identify the sources of conflict, recognize that conflict is natural and implement acceptable conflict resolution techniques.
3. Power of Words/Civil Rights: In these units, students will examine the origin and meaning of common discriminatory language as well as the struggle for equality in America.
4. Shaping of America: Students will examine the prominent cultures in the United States and determine the factors that helped shape this country.
5. Migration and immigration: Students will learn the cause and effects of the global movement of people. They will also learn the theories of immigration and debate the validity of the Melting Pot Theory.
6. Cross-cultural examination: Students will understand the similarities and differences that occur between different cultures. In this development they will focus on the intercultural learning process in regards to verbal and nonverbal forms of communication. Students will also focus on the presence of a global teen culture.
Skills emphasized in the course:
Building empathy and awareness
Managing difficult conversations
Building cultural tolerance
Communication and public speaking
Analytical thinking
Time management ability
Use of technology to communicate a perspective
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