LATINOS AND THE U.S. POLITICAL SYSTEM

Semester
Fall 2016
Instructor(s)
Units
4
Number
166
CCN
20601
Times
MW 4:00-6:00
Location
50 Birge
Course Description

The course provides a critical and analysis of the political circumstances, political behavior, and the activities and consequences of Latinos   ( or 'Hispanics') within the governmental and political system of the United States.     Latinos became the nation's largest minority group in 2005 and are also the largest minority group in U.S. elementary/secondary schools.   For these and other reasons the situation of Latinos has broad social and political significance.

Subfield:   American Politics

 

NOTE: This description is from Fall 2013

Requirements

"Students who took PS 109L with Professor Hero in Spring 2011 cannot take this course due to the substantial similarity in course content".