Chicano Politics & Amer Sys

Catalog description

A survey of U.S. and California political institutions, including the U.S. Constitution as it relates to Chicanos. Chicano organizations, political models, ideology, political participation, and leadership will be studied. The role of race, class, immigration status, sex, gender, identity and the struggle for social justice, equality and political participation will be examined. The role of the media and polling will also be examined. Not open to students who have completed ETH-5 with a grade of "C" or better. [CSU; UC; CSU-GE, AREA D; IGETC, AREA 4] Advisory: ENG-1A and POL-1