As I have been mentioning in class, I do plan to cover at least some of Institutional Racism before the end of the semester, and I have also come up with an essay topic in connection with this book. First, I want you to read through Chapter 4 (or p. 89), which will be all we will try to cover in this book. Our first opportunity to talk about it in class will come on the class period before Thanksgiving Break (Tues. 11/25). Below is a description of our third (and last) out-of-class essay. I will not be handing out a hard copy of this, so refer to this blog post for a description of this assignment.
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Sociology 240
Essay III
11/17/08
A. A key to understanding Shirley Better's argument in Institutional Racism is the distinction she makes between INDIVIDUAL and INSTITUTIONAL racism. In this final essay, I want you to discuss this difference (which she brings out in Chapter 2) and give an example of it. Finally, I want you to generally address the question of why it is so important that we be concerned with institutional racism.
B. Your essay should be roughly 3 pages. Please indicate the page number(s) of any passage(s) from the book which you quote in your essay.
C. This is due on or before TUESDAY, NOV. 25TH, which is our last class before Thanksgiving Break.
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Finally, let me remind you again that your Interview papers are due tomorrow (Tues. 11/18) and that all of you will be expected to give a BRIEF presentation highlighting some of the things you found.
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