Teaching Chicano sociology: A response to the academic stock-story about ethnic studies classes

Authors
Aguirre, A
Citation
A. Aguirre, Teaching Chicano sociology: A response to the academic stock-story about ethnic studies classes, TEACH SOCIO, 27(3), 1999, pp. 264-273
Citations number
55
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology & Antropology
Journal title
TEACHING SOCIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0092055X → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
264 - 273
Database
ISI
SICI code
0092-055X(199907)27:3<264:TCSART>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
There is an academic stock-story that portrays ethnic studies classes as li mited in substantive content, noncomparative, and only useful if they meet specialized curriculum needs. This paper discusses how a Chicano sociology class can be structured as a response to the academic stock-story. in addit ion, the paper argues the distinct advantages for academic departments that offer classes to meet a university's diversity requirement.