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Soc 206 Spring 10 Midterm Two Take-Home Question DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 5, IN CLASS Characterize racial and ethnic inequality in the United States. Suggest possible explanations. This question is worth 20 points. The suggested length is two pages double-spaced. As always, extra credit points will be awarded for completeness (thoroughly answering the question), quality of writing, and critical thinking. You may also include personal observations and external sources as well. For full credit, you must reference ALL the following readings AND show knowledge of lecture material: In Race and Ethnic Relations, Marger: Chapter 2, Ethnic Stratification In Race and Ethnicity in the United States, Higginbotham and Andersen: 5. American Sociological Association, "The Importance of Collecting Data and Doing Social Scientific Research on Race." 30. Alan Jenkins, "Inequality, Race, and Remedy." 29. Melvin Oliver and Thomas Shapiro, "Wealth Inequality Trends " 20. Evelyn Naka...

Working for Cents on the Dollar: Race and Ethnic Wage Gaps in the Noncollege Labor Market Working for Cents on the Dollar Race and Ethnic Wage Gaps in the Noncollege Labor Market Gregory Acs, Pamela J. Loprest

EBSCOhost Connection: The Silent Voices: 2000 Presidential Election and the Minority Vote in Florida. The Silent Voices: 2000 Presidential Election and the Minority Vote in Florida.

American Sociological Association: Sociology of Education The Black-White Gap in Mathematics Course Taking

Meronk - Asian Double Eyelid Blepharoplasty Surgery What Characterizes an Attractive Eyelid?

SSRN Author Page for Jerry Kang Are Ideal Litigators White? Measuring the Myth of Colorblindness Abstract: This study examined whether explicit and implicit biases in favor of Whites and against Asian Americans would alter mock jurors' evaluation of a litigator's deposition. We found evidence of both explicit bias as measured by self-reports, and implicit bias as measured by two Implicit Association Tests. In particular, explicit stereotypes that the ideal litigator was White predicted worse evaluation of the Asian American litigator (outgroup derogation); by contrast, implicit stereotypes predicted preferential evaluation of the White litigator (ingroup favoritism). In sum, participants were not colorblind, at least implicitly, towards even a "model minority," and these biases produced racial discrimination. This study provides further evidence of the predictive and ecological validity of the Implicit Association Test.

SSRN-Implicit Social Cognition and Law by Kristin Lane, Jerry Kang, Mahzarin Banaji Implicit Social Cognition and Law

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Ancestors in the Americas: Asian American History Timeline

CNN.com - Reaction to Katrina split on racial lines - Sep 13, 2005 The poll found that six in 10 blacks interviewed said the federal government was slow in rescuing those stranded in New Orleans after Katrina because many of the people in the Louisiana city were black. But only about one in eight white respondents shared that view.

Katrina and Race - DePauw University Most African-Americans are inclined to agree. A Washington Post/ ABC News poll found that 60 percent of blacks believe race was a factor in the federal government's slow response (compared to 12 percent among whites).

US Census Press Releases Educational Attainment in the United States: 2008 is a series of tables containing data by characteristics such as age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, occupation, industry, nativity, citizenship status and period of entry. The tabulations also include historical data on mean earnings by educational attainment, sex, race and Hispanic origin.

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The Urban Institute | Race, Ethnicity, Gender Job Differences by Race and Ethnicity in the Low-Skill Job Market: Brief No. 4 (Policy Briefs/Employers in the Low-Skill Labor Market) Gregory Acs , Pamela J. Loprest This brief uses data from the 2007 Survey of Employers in the Low-Skill Labor Market to examine differences in the noncollege jobs held by workers of different races and ethnicities and the impact of these differences on wage rates.

State of the Dream 2010: Drained | United for a Fair Economy State of the Dream 2010: Drained explores the current racial economic divide in the U.S. in terms of unemployment, income, poverty, net worth, and rate of foreclosures.

Palins, Emanuel, Limbaugh Remarks and the ADA position Just as we’d be appalled if any public figure of Rahm’s stature ever used the “N-word” or other such inappropriate language, Rahm’s slur on all God’s children with cognitive and developmental disabilities – and the people who love them – is unacceptable, and it’s heartbreaking.

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A Brief Timeline of U.S. Policy on Immigration and Naturalization Hart-Celler Act abolished national origins quotas, establishing separate ceilings for the eastern (170,000) and western (120,000) hemispheres (combined in 1978). Categories of preference based on family ties, critical skills, artistic excellence, and refugee status.

The 1965 Immigration Act : Asian-Nation :: Asian American History, Demographics, & Issues Each country in the eastern hemisphere was given a quota of 20,000 but children under 21, spouses, and parents of U.S. citizens were exempt from this quota. Also, countries in the western hemisphere would not be subject to any quotas. Seventy-four percent of the eastern hemisphere's quota was allotted to the four family reunification preferences, 20% of the quota was given to meeting the two occupational preferences, and six percent was allotted to political refugees. Immigrants admitted using the second preference could also petition to bring over their parents (who would not be subject to numerical quotas).

Discussion questions: Solving the problem of illegal immigration: open boarders totalitarian police state trade and investment policies that strengthen the economies of sending nations raising the numerical ceiling on legal immigration reestablishing a statute of limitations on deportation enforcing wage and hour standards (to reduce exploitation) facilitating collective bargaining for workers in agriculture and low-wage industries (to reduce exploitation) amnesty (regularization) guest-worker programs extending NAFTA to people

Soc 206 Spring 10 Midterm One Take-Home Question Due Wednesday, 2/10/10 in class. Discuss the socially constructed nature of race. This question is worth 12 points. The suggested length two pages double-spaced. As always, extra credit points will be awarded for completeness (thoroughly answering the question), quality of writing, and critical thinking. You may also include personal observations and external sources as well. For full credit, you must reference lecture material and all the following readings: In Race and Ethnic Relations , Marger: Chapter 1, Introduction In Race and Ethnicity in the United States , Higginbotham and Andersen: 2. Berta Esperanza Hernandez-Truyol, "Building Bridges." 4. Mustafa Boyoumi, "How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?" 6. Howard F. Taylor, "Defining Race." 7. Ann Morning, "Race." 8. Abby Ferber, "Planting the Seed: The Invention of Race." 10. Michael Omi and Howard Wi...

Daily Kos :: State of the Nation QUESTION: Would you favor or oppose giving illegal immigrants now living in the United States the right to live here legally if they pay a fine and learn English?

U.S. Foreign-Born Population This report uses the American Community Survey data to describe the race and Hispanic origin composition of the foreign-born population in the United States in 2007.