Instructor: Gwen Sheldon (gsheldon@csuchico.edu) Class Meets June 4-21, 2001

Office Hours: by arrangement M-Th: 8:00-11:45AM

Office: Butte 707F Office Phone: 898-5204

Students, after completing Social Science 102 will have developed:

1. Understanding of the inter-play between economic & political change & CA immigration & ethnic history.

2. Understanding of what role cultural concepts have played in California's social history.

3. Awareness of interactions, viewpoints and perceptions of California's various ethnic groups.

4. Understanding of the social construction of ethnic, racial and gender identity.

5. Improved understanding and communications skills in regard to interethnic relations.

Text: California: An Interpretive History, by Rawls and Bean
Five Views:An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California, CA Dept. Parks & Recreation
(Copies of this book are on 2 Hour Reserve in the Library under MARTIN W 1-PB and SHELDON G, as it is out of print)

Assignments & Grading 500 points

11 daily quizzes on readings (answered as discussion group) +1 group evaluation, 20 points @ = 240 points

5 Reflective Journal entries discussing your reactions to readings, web sites & class discussions 10@ =50points

Home Town Census Report done with a partner, comparing ethnic makeup of your hometowns. 75 points.

Paper on an event in CA history applying historical and ethnic concepts studied. 100 points.

Rough draft due Tuesday 19th - 20 points deducted if not brought to class for peer review
In-class writing & participation 35 points.

Daily quizzes - Given at the beginning of class every day, 20 points each
Given approximately 10-15 concepts to study the day before.
Taken in groups of 5-6 people - same group throughout course.
Multiple choice + essay questions (include Cause & Effect, Context, Diversity of Viewpoint)
Group must discuss and write answers to only 1 question at a time.
Everyone agree who gets credit to sign off. (ie. If someone didn't contribute, may be excluded from credit.)
Evaluate everyone in the group at end of class for final 20 points.

Reflective Journal -5 entries, due Monday and Wednesdays.
Reflect on and/or react to readings, internet sites, news or other ethnic related incidents. Apply the basic concepts discussed the first (and other) days. This is not a summary of something you read or we discussed, but rather your reaction to it (thoughts or feelings or related experiences). Approximately 1/2 - 1 page typed double-spaced

Home Town Census Report - Due Thursday, June14. Done with a partner or 2 from a different home town. Compare census data for your hometowns and for LA City and Beverly Hills.

Go to www.census.gov . Click on American FactFinder.

Select Show Me Population, Race and Hispanic or Latino (2000) for A Place. Select California .

On the next screen for Select A Place select Los Angeles City and click on GO. Print or download the data that includes Hispanic or Latino (lower section). Click on Download, with Comma delimited (spreadsheet format) & save on your disk naming file by city. Repeat for Beverly Hills as the Place. Repeat for your and your partner(s)' home towns as Place. Open the files in Excel. (Perhaps combine into one file.) Combine and compare the ethnicity data from the 4 communities by showing percents in columns. (In Excel you can create tables and pie charts) Make speculations about the data, how and why the mixes differ, in a 2-3 page report. You might use historical information about the town, discuss divisions, events and experiences you recall from your experience. Note that Hispanic data is separate from the racial data because Hispanics can be different races or racial mixes.

Research Paper - On a specific event in California history applying historical and ethnic concepts studied. This should be a much more in-depth report than the textbook or class discussion may have taken of the event. Cannot be simply a summary of what was covered in class. Discuss the context of the event, the cause and effect and the diversity of the way the event might be seen by various groups of people. Must cite at least 4 references (at least 2 books or journals) besides the textbooks. Approximately 4-5 pages. A draft of the paper must be brought to class on Tuesday, June 19 for peer review. Papers not brought for review will have 20 points deducted from the grade. Students will give input to each other on papers during class. References must be cited in the paper.