SOC 235 - The Chicano/Latino Historical Experience

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): BT 113 or WR 115 or designated placement.

Course Description: Examines the diversity that resides within the Chicano, Mexicano, Latino, Hispanic and Caribbean cultural experience in the Americas, beginning from pre-Columbian times to the present. Covers pre-Columbian heritage, Spanish colonization, American conquest in the Mexican-American War and the Spanish American War, the Mexicans’ role in American labor, Bracero Program, and the Chicano Movement. The class will provide a framework for understanding the ways in which distinctive social and cultural patterns arose, bringing awareness of contemporary expressions of identity and their historical origins. Fulfills cultural literacy requirement within the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree. Cross-listed with HST 259.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Identify and discuss significant events that shaped the history of the Chicana/o and Latina/o experience in the U.S. 
CLO#2: Evaluate the difference between personal opinions and sociological explanations through the use of scientific research and the sociological imagination. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#3: Examine the historical and social forces which create and define contemporary Latina/o social identity, including common stereotypes and misinformed conceptualizations found in both majority and minority cultures.
CLO#4: Illustrate acquired knowledge regarding the social histories and cultures of Chicana/o and Latina/o peoples, including the cultural foundation and traditions of Spain and the Americas, and their influence on the experiences of Chicana/o and Latina/o peoples as residents and citizens of the United States.