Thinking about the Jim Crow system and the laws it entailed, in what ways does the U.S. demonstrate the new Jim Crow? Compare and contrast at least three Jim Crow-era laws to three current practices. Make sure to include in your discussion three negative consequences of Jim Crow laws.  3 sources minimum  **Note- all postings […]

    Thinking about the authoritarian personality, are people from authoritarian families more or less likely to be prejudice? Why or why not? Research and discuss an authoritarian government administration (you can broaden your search globally). Make sure to include how authoritarianism impacts dominant-minority relations for racial and ethnic minorities. Please explain your answer in detail. […]

Do you think its possible to live a colorblind life?  That is, a life in which you are ignoring any and all racist ideas?  Why or why not?  Research and discuss in detail three reasons why or why not?  Please defend your argument with scholarly, peer-review sources.  Please explain your answer in detail. Please use […]

1. From the readings, choose and describe four different factors that help to explain why poor and/or minority children suffer worse educational outcomes than do their class and race-privileged peers. 2. From the Frontline Documentary, A Subprime Education, list two reasons why the rise of for-profit colleges in America is a problem.  Some for-profit colleges, […]

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 1LessonMinimum of 1 outside scholarly source (sociology in our times)Initial Post InstructionsSociologist C. Wright Mills preferred to call the sociological perspective the sociological imagination, and he saw it transforming personal troubles into public issues. Let us begin our discussion this week by considering suicide, which […]

Paper No. 2: Career Plan: (10 points) This paper is designed to help you think through your own career path.  1) Start from what you have done already, by examining your past strengths and honestly assessing past liabilities.  If you have had academic or career difficulties, how did you overcome these adversities? What have you […]

Observe, compare and contrast two families of different ethnicity and/or race and compare and contrast including, but not limited to; the culture, values, ethnicity, customs, family expectation, interactions, role etc. of the families (Incorporate information and knowledge gained from texts and supplemental sources) Paper length 3-4 pages .