be familiar with the processes of racial and ethnic stratification
be able to define race, racism, ethnic group, and minority group
be able to define prejudice and be familiar with the process of symbolic racism
be able to define discrimination, and be familiar with its most blatant and its subtle forms
be familiar with the processes of assimilation and pluralism
be able to define genocide
be familiar with the different racial and ethnic groups discussed in the text: Hispanics/Latinos, African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and white ethnics
understand the applications of the functionalist, conflict, and interactionist perspectives to the inequalities of race and ethnicity
be familiar with the dynamics of intergroup relations and ethnicity
