Fall 2019 EPS 421 (HDFS 424 & AFRO 421) Families Social Foundations Course
EPS 421 (HDFS 424 & AFRO 421) Racial & Ethnic Families Diversity, Tuesday,10-11:50 a.m., Education Building, Room 323
Professor: Dr. Bernice M. Barnett (bmbarnet@illinois.edu)
EPS 421 crn#54748: 4-Hours Graduate section A
EPS 421 crn#64988: 3-Hours Undergraduate section B
HDFS 424 crn#54750: 4-Hours Graduate section A
HDFS 421 crn#64992: 3-Hours Undergraduate section B
AFR0 421 crn# 54751: 4-Hours Graduate section A
AFRO 421 crn# 64991: 3-Hours Undergraduate section B
Description: EPS 421 (HDFS 424 and AFRO 421) is a sociological examination of racial and ethnic families across and within racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. and the basis of family diversity in various regions of the world. One of the highlights of this course is a focus on sociologist Gerhard Lenski's "The Religious Factor" in ethnic diversity. Topics will include: (1.) sociological theories, research, methods, concepts, issues, and debates related to race, gender, class+ diversity among families; (2.) the impact of changing racial and ethnic group populations in the U.S. and education, especially the education of children from ethnic minority and immigrant families; (3) the significance of diverse religious beliefs, practices, and customs among ethnic families; and (4.) religion as a basis of family ethnic cultural diversity, competition, and conflict in the U.S. and the world.
