Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the major sociological concepts applicable to racial and ethnic identity, intergroup relations, prejudice, discrimination, racism, immigration, and multiculturalism; describe the diversity and inequality among major racial and ethnic groups in the U.S.; analyze the history of U.S. race and ethnic relations as they apply to the experiences of specific racial and ethnic groups; explain various race and ethnicity related social phenomena and issues; discuss how social forces (such as economic and political competition) shape intergroup relations and how race and ethnic relations in turn influence both social institutions and the day-to-day experiences of individual members of the society: and summarize the dynamics of power relationships among racial and ethnic groups and how minority groups have negotiated the conditions of their marginalization in American society.