PSY 412 Diversity of Latino/a Psychology

This course will cover the diverse groups that make up the Latina/o population from Spanish speaking countries that reside in the U.S. These groups vary greatly from each other by race (e.g., white, black, indigenous, and mestizo), country of origin, sexual orientation, age, class, immigration and discrimination history. Coexisting with the diversity, the groups that make up the Latina/o population share a history of Spanish colonization and the integration of Spanish customs and values with those of the indigenous peoples of Latin America, thus there is also a shared history of oppression and cultural values.