Welcome & First Exercise

Welcome to this blog that I have set up for this course, Sociology 240: Race and Ethnic Relations. We will be using this blog for a variety of what I call "individual and group activities and exercises" in the syllabus, the first of which is described below. This will include making up questions for both the midterm and final exams. I will also use this space occasionally to post lecture notes if I get behind in class, and to follow-up on or clarify a point I made in class, or respond to a question I was not able to answer satisfactorily in class. I may offer you some extra credit opportunities during the semester, which will usually involve posting a comment on this blog. Finally, I hope that you will feel free to post any comments or questions you may have about anything we cover in class or in the assigned reading. FIRST EXERCISE: I want each of you to briefly describe any one incident in the news (local, national, or international) in recent memory which touches on some race and ethnic relations issue. In addition to a brief description of the incident, tell in what respect it is pertinent to race and ethnic relations. Also, state your own view or opinion of the incident. I am only looking for a couple paragraphs at most, which you should post as a comment on this blog. Please do so NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, SEPT. 14TH. This is worth 5 activity points.