Assignment 2: LASA 1: Race and Sex in the Workplace

The purpose of this assignment is to explore race, gender, and occupational stratification in the workforce.

To complete this assignment, perform the following tasks:

    Choose a person to interview. This person should have experience with race, gender, and/or occupational stratification, either as a human resources manager, a hiring manager, or someone similar, OR you may choose someone who personally experienced race, gender, and/or occupational stratification.

    Create at least five interview questions related to racism, sexism, and stereotypes in the workforce.

    Interview this person.

    Discuss the interview in an organized paper, supporting your analysis of the interview with the text, lectures, and appropriate other resources.  Be sure to address issues of racism, sexism, and stereotypes in the workforce.   Finally, apply your own experiences to your interviewee’s responses. Be sure to include your interview questions and the person’s responses to the question in your paper.

Assignment Criteria

Wrote an organized multi-paragraph paper, complete with at least five interview questions.

Selected an appropriate person to interview and discussed his/her experiences with racism and/or sexism in the workplace.

Analyzed the interview, incorporating theories and concepts from the text, lecture, and appropriate outside resources.

Applied personal experiences and observations to the interview