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• ETH 112: Understanding Violence in America Opens in a new window or tab.

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny CountyExternal linkOpens in a new window or tab.

  
  This course explores the history of violence in the United States of America. Studentsexamine theories relative to the historical development of violence among human beings. Violence used against women, Blacks, Native Americans, Asians and people of Spanish origin in the "settlement" of America is examined. Periodic use of violence to achieve national goals isexplored. Violence found in nursery rhymes, children's stories, games, movies and television programming isdiscussed. In addition, gender differences in encouraged violence as well as in child rearing practices arediscussed and explored,along with economic and medical violence.
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• ETH 113: Introduction to Black Women and Leadership Opens in a new window or tab.

  3.00 Credits

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  This introductory course is designed to expose, connect and equip students with an overview of Black Women in leadership positions from African descent to modern America. It provides a basic overview of leadership definitions, theories and concepts. Studentsexamine powerful Black Women who have demonstrated effective leadership in America and their contributions to advance the progress of social change in the African-American culture.
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• ETH 114: Achieving Cultural Competence Opens in a new window or tab.

  3.00 Credits

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  This course equips students with the tools to understand people of cultures other than their own, exploring a workingdefinition of "culture." Students are exposed to the aspects of culture that lead to our value systems. How value systems determine behavior,leading to unfair treatment of others is studied. Studentslearn what aspects of our lives are culturally determined, exploring how societies enforce accepted cultural norms.Major aspects of culture areexplored as well as how culture is learned andtransmitted.Students explore the cultures to which they belong.
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• ETH 121: Current Issues in Ethnic and Diversity Studies Opens in a new window or tab.

  3.00 Credits

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  This course provides an overview concerning current issues that ethnic groups face everyday in a rapidly changing diverse society. Differences based on ethnicity and perceived ethnicity are examined. The course defines what is meant by "Ethnicity" and how that definition changes over time. Students examine the changing notions of ethnicity in modern America.
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• ETH 122: Race and Ethnic Relations in the Global Economy Opens in a new window or tab.

  3.00 Credits

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  This course is designed for students to study race and ethnic relationships from a local, nationaland global perspective. Students are provided with a brief historical overview of how ethnic groups have played a major role in shaping modern America and the world. Studentsexplore races and ethnic relations in the United States, Mexico, Spain, South and Central America, Caribbean, Middle East, Russia, Asiaand Africa. Maintenance of ethnic identity, the development of ethnic stereotypes and prejudiceand the quality of ethnic relations are examined.
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• ETH 124: Hip Hop in America Opens in a new window or tab.

  3.00 Credits

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  Hip Hop, the music and lifestyle, is rooted in African American culture with its origins dating back to the urban life of the 1970s on the streets and in the playgrounds of New York City. This course critically explores the evolution of Hip Hop as a socio-cultural, political and economic movement. Aspects of identity, aesthetics, race relations, gender politics and struggles for social justice are examined as theyrelateto the impact of Hip Hop on American society. Urban lifestyles and political activism in the Hip Hop generation arediscussed in an effort to identify Hip Hop as a means to redefine social responsibility and an urban political agenda in an effort to empower American youth.
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• ETH 205: Latino/a Cultural Studies Opens in a new window or tab.

  3.00 Credits

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  This is a survey course designed to acquaint students with thehistorical development of the Latino/a American culture, socio-economic experiences, cultural movementsand issues in the UnitedStates. The course focuses on the rapid construction and transformation of the Latino/a American's identity from the 1960s onwards.
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• ETH 207: Separate and Unequal: The Continuing Story of Discrimination in America Opens in a new window or tab.

  3.00 Credits

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  This course examines the historical development of discrimination in America from the beginning of the formation of the United States of America. It looksat unfair treatment of American citizens based on race, creed, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation, appearance, economics, speech patterns, disabilityand other categories into which we divide human beings. The courseexaminesways to combat such ill treatment and how to move this country towards true equality.
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• ETH 215: African Art/Artifacts in the Cycle of Life Opens in a new window or tab.

  3.00 Credits

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  This course examines those items known as AfricanArt, when referenced by non-African societies. It explores the difference between art and artifacts in reference to this form of material objects used in traditional African societies. These items, that decorate our walls and knick-knack shelves, and are displayed in European museums as art pieces, are really artifacts, carriers of the varied cultures of traditional African societies. Studentsexplore the rationale for their creation, as well as their use in those societies. Students learnhow these items influenced and became the basis for non-representational schools of art created by European "masters."Students examine the role collectors of art forms played in the acceptance of African art/artifacts. In addition, studentsexplore the actual cultural use of these items as well as how their use and form differ by kinship group and region.
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• ETH 220: History of the Pittsburgh Civil Rights Movement Opens in a new window or tab.

  3.00 Credits

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  This course examines the Civil Rights Movement in Pittsburgh. It starts with a brief overview of racial conditions in the United States, with special emphasis on Pittsburgh. The groups and individuals that participated in the movement to seek equality are discussed.Studentslearn about the government agencies and businesses confronted. The specific techniques used by civil rights groups arediscussed.
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