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TCSIUS 220 African American History 1619-1865 (5) I&S Adams
Examines the social, political, economic and cultural history of African Americans in the United States from 1619-1865. Covers West African origins, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, slavery in the Americans, African American identities, and Black life in the Ante-bellum era. Offered: A.
TCSIUS 221 African-American History 1865-1945 (5) I&S
Examines construction of the "Jim Crow" system of racial segregation in the United States, from the Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision legalizing segregation in 1896 to the court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision overthrowing it in 1954. Examines African-American history, culture, and resistance to segregation in this period.
TCSIUS 222 African-American History 1945-Present (5) I&S
Examines African-American history from 1945 to present. Focuses on African-American culture, racial identity, social consciousness, political thought, oppression and resistance, and the confluence of race, class, and gendering in shaping Black culture, politics, and society. Explores U.S. history through the lens of African Americans.
TCSIUS 335 Social Class and Inequality (5) I&S
Examines the problem of persistent urban poverty in the United States. Explores the differential risk of poverty experienced by racial and ethnic groups and by women and children in the context of the major theories of class stratification. Also discusses the factors that lead to extreme-poverty neighborhoods, how these environments affect the life chances of residents, survival strategies of the poor, and public policy implications.
Instructor Course Description:
Emily Ignacio
TCSIUS 340 History of United States-American Indian Relations (5) I&S
Examines the interrelations between Native Americans and European immigrants since 1500. Explores conflicts and problems in Indian-White relations in a historical context. Includes an analysis of Indian policy and major legislation, with a special focus given to the consequences generated for contemporary Indian education and religion.
TCSIUS 341 African-American History (5) I&S
Considers some of the major themes and periods in African-American history, as well as the history and present-day manifestations of racial oppression and stereotyping in American life. Includes history texts, classics of African-American literature, films and music, and intensive classroom discussion.
TCSIUS 345 Women and Work in the United States (5) I&S
Studies the fundamental changes and continuities in women’s work lives in the context of U.S. economic development. Examines multiplicity and diversity of women’s work contributions, both paid and unpaid. Highlights both the commonalties among women’s work experiences and the differences with regard to life-cycle stage, occupation, and race/ethnicity.
Instructor Course Description:
Sarah H. Laslett
TCSIUS 346 The History of Childhood and the Family in the United States (5) I&S
Examines changing experiences and forms of childhood and family life over the course of U.S. history. Relates those experiences and forms to their political and economic contexts, considers explanations for historical alterations, and explores social and ideological implications of contemporary childhood and family life as mediated by class and ethnicity.
TCSIUS 347 History of Women in the United States (5) I&S
Surveys the history of women in the United States from the 1600s to the present. Explores social, political, and economic forces that have shaped women’s lives, and the diversity of women’s experiences rooted in class, race, and ethnicity. Considers the contributions of women’s history to the larger discipline of history.
TCSIUS 348 Leading the Nonprofit Organization in the 21st Century (5) I&S
Examines all aspects of management of the nonprofit including board development and governance, strategic planning, lobbying, marketing, government contracting, volunteer resources, fundraising, outcome measures, fund-raising and grant writing, and accounting. Offered: jointly with T MGMT 348.
TCSIUS 349 Minorities and Higher Education in American History (5) I&S
Analyzes materials pertaining to the impact of socioeconomic, cultural, racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in the American educational system. Studies the development of U.S. policies which both historically excluded and included minorities, women, and the economically disadvantaged population in America.
TCSIUS 431 Community Organizations and the Nonprofit Sector (5) I&S DeTray
Examines issues specific to the nonprofit sector, including community organizations, service learning, nonprofit management, and community development. Human service agency leaders will be brought in to share their expertise with the class. Offered: A.
TCSIUS 432 Schooling in the United States (5) I&S
Explores the history of formal education in the U.S. with special consideration of the forms and content of schooling for working people, women, and minority populations. Examines specific forms of schooling, educational reform, changes in pedagogy and structure, and the relationships between schooling and other features of the historical landscape.
TCSIUS 433 Organizational Structures and Sociocultural Systems in Nonprofit Environments (5) I&S
A study of organizational culture, focusing on identifying archaic and ineffectual organizational principles, and assessing new and innovative approaches to organizational challenges and change in the context of the effects of emerging technologies.
TCSIUS 435 The Sociology of Gender (5) I&S
Explores biological and social bases of gender differences; ways in which changing social definitions of womanhood and manhood affect self-perceptions, opportunities, and behaviors. Examines social movements and theories which challenge traditional roles of men and women in U.S. society, and those which question the benefits of liberation.
TCSIUS 436 History of Social Welfare Policy in the United States (5) I&S
Explores welfare policy in the United States from the colonial era to the present. Covers history of individual and governmental relief efforts; changing definitions of the poor and poverty; and the origins of our current welfare system.
TCSIUS 437 Doing Community History (5) I&S
Involves the student in researching the history of the community, with particular focus on ethnic diversity. Includes primary research in libraries; interviewing residents; transcribing/editing oral memoirs; and writing history. Covers research skills, as well as sensitivity to community values and concerns. May be repeated with instructor’s permission.
TCSIUS 438 Environmental Law (5) I&S
Examines the historical and policy framework of major environmental laws and regulations. Takes a case law approach to evaluate laws in biological conservation, energy, land use, mineral rights, air and water quality, and other complex environmental arenas, and how courts (primarily in the United States) have interpreted such laws.
TCSIUS 439 Fieldwork and Interviewing in Communities (5) I&S
Assists students in developing skills as qualitative researchers in communities, particularly fieldwork and in-depth interviewing. Explores theoretical, ethical, and methodological dimensions. Includes reading and discussing examples of fieldwork and carrying out students’ own projects in the field.
TCSIUS 441 Black Freedom Movement in Perspective (5) I&S
Explores the historical roots and present-day manifestations of movements against racial oppression and for empowerment in the African-American community, focusing heavily on the period since the 1950s. Includes films, music, and popular as well as academic literature.
TCSIUS 442 History of African American Education (5) I&S
Explores the historical roots and present-day manifestations of movements against racial oppression and for empowerment in the African-American community, focusing heavily on the period since the 1950s. Sources include films, music, and popular as well as academic literature.
TCSIUS 443 Ethnicity and the Urban Landscape (5) I&S
Focuses on the intersection of ethnicity, architecture, and urbanism in the United States. Explores the concept of ethnic identity and the creation of a sense of place in urban environments. Examines local neighborhoods as a starting point for students’ own investigations of ethnicity and the urban landscape.
TCSIUS 445 History of Tacoma (5) I&S
Surveys of the history and fabric of Washington state's second largest urban center. Topics will include early settlements, Tacoma as the Pacific terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad, commercial and social currents in the era of populism, ethnic, and political struggle as recurring forces, the development of regional institutions such as Ft. Lewis, the Port of Tacoma, local governments, and locally based corporations. Emphasizes architecture, urban planning and growth, and the physical, built environment of the City of Destiny.
TCSIUS 446 Family Relationships and Diverse Family Forms in the United States (5) I&S
Explores cross-cultural changes and continuities in family life and household organization in selected societies. Explores development of family and household forms and their relation to wide-scale economic, political, and social change. Studies impact of power relations within and beyond the family.
TCSIUS 447 AIDS and American Society (5) I&S
Examines the impact of the AIDS epidemic on American society, including the lives of persons with AIDS and people who are HIV-positive; the gay community, minority communities, and the American public, more broadly; Americans’ concepts of health, illness, and sexuality; and the medical care system and public-health policy. Offered at Olympic Community College/Bremerton.
TCSIUS 449 Topics in Communities and Social Institutions (5, max. 15) I&S
Advanced course offerings in communities and social institutions designed to respond to faculty and student interests and needs.
TCSIUS 450 Black Labor in America (5) I&S
Provides an overview and a detailed consideration of the contributions of the black working class to the making of America. Examines historic racial-economic barriers which have held back development of African-American communities, and the continuing causes and possible solutions to the economic crisis affecting black working people today.
TCSIUS 451 Essentials of Grant Writing and Fund Raising (5) I&S
Studies fund raising for nonprofit organizations. Provides an overview of the best practices, systems, and management principles underlying successful fund raising programs. Includes primary development vehicles and techniques, developing an annual plan and a case statement, and grant writing.
TCSIUS 452 Minorities and the Law (5) I&S
Examines the 20th century evolution of equal protection and due process. Particular focus placed upon the case law, its societal context, and its impact upon persons of color.
TCSIUS 456 Community and Labor Organizing: A Multicultural Perspective (5) I&S
Explores current community and labor organizing issues through intersections of gender, race, class, and immigration. Discussions of labor movements, community and environmental coalitions, living wage, social justice, and anti-sweatshop campaigns, in context of globalization. Case studies and issues vary.
TCSIUS 457 Nonprofit Capstone (5) I&S
Builds on a project or interest developed by students during the nonprofit management minor internship in a nonprofit organization. Includes work on some professional nonprofit management area. Produces a demonstrable example of expertise and interest, such as a personnel manual, strategic plan, or annual fund development plan.
