COU 055 - Valuing Identity and Cultural Diversity

    Recent Professors
    Alicia Martinez, David Yang
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSUCSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area E · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    This course examines personal identity development and cultural diversity, while exploring self-concepts, values and beliefs in order to promote respect for differences and develop a sense of community. Using race, culture and education as a frame of reference, issues of inequality and social justice are explored to discover their influence on personal development, learning, and agency. The relationship between personality development and culture, barriers to cross-cultural interaction and communication styles will also be explored while primarily focusing on the impacts of people of disproportionate backgrounds in the US - African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 10:55am–12:20pm