SOC 227
Latina/Latinos in Contemp US

Credit:  3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
US Minority Culture(s) course.

Examines the incorporation of the major Latina/Latino subgroups into United States society, surveys the major theoretical approaches that have been used in the social sciences to explain majority-Latino relations, and provides an empirical overview of how major social institutions affect the daily lives of Latina/Latinos. Same as LLS 227. Prerequisite: LLS 100 or SOC 100, or consent of instructor.