ANT 211 - Peoples of Maine ?

Institution:

University of Maine at Fort Kent

Subject:

Description:

Prerequisites: None. This course will be an overview of the major ethno-racial and other social groups of contemporary Maine. We will cover history economics politics geography life-style ethnic and group identity formation and maintenance immigration and the concepts of assimilation ethnic resistance acculturation diversity and pluralism. We will cover at least- roughly in the order of appearance- the Native nations of Maine. Anglo-American Yankee culture. Franco-American ethnic groups. Irish-Americans. African-Americans. some of the new immigrants (post 1960) such as Vietnamese. Somali. Lebanese. Latin-American and Caribbean. Particular economic factors reviewed include: fisheries. lumbering. agriculture.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.umfk.maine.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 834-7500

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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