Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: investigate, explain, apply, and analyze the role of stereotypes in human relationships and how and why they develop; compare, explain, and analyze the concepts of race, ethnicity, culture, acculturation, class, heritage, gender, sexual orientation, religion, minority group and dominant groups; assess and evaluate racism, sexism, prejudice, and discrimination and examine how and why they develop and what we can do to eradicate negativity and perceived prejudices; compare and evaluate the principal demographic characteristics of the population of the United States; describe, analyze and evaluate how various aspects of culture, art music, and literature, media, and performing arts institutions, inform our understanding of pluralism and diversity and contribute to society; analyze and evaluate the major policies of “dominant groups” toward minority groups and why this term may or may not be utilized in society; and describe, examine, analyze and evaluate the rationale for all citizens to embrace the existing and growing diversity of our society in the United States.