500 words - response

WGS 3123

Social Justice and Social Change

Reading Response 2

Read Maria P.P. Root’s “50 Experiences of Racially Mixed People.”

1. Select one statement and explain how it reflects the definition of race as a mode of social classification and evaluation. (max. 200 words)

2. Select one statement and explain how it reflects a broader social conceptualization of race as a monoracial system. (max. 200 words)

3. Select one statement and explain how the assumptions being made about a mixed race person are based on misinformation. (max. 200 words)

4. Select one statement and explain how it reflects the intersection of race and nationality (max. 200 words)

5. Select one statement and explain how it reflects the fact that racism takes place between and within racial groups. (max. 200 words)

You must select five (5) different statements. The statement you select for question 1 cannot be

the same statement you select for questions 2, 3, 4 and 5.

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Formatting

 12 point Times New Roman black font (no color!)  1 inch margins (or 2.54 cm)  double spacing  page numbers  proper tabs (0.5 inch or 1.27 cm)  no pictures, graphics, or tables are allowed  no “tracked changes” should be visible

Style

 present ideas in complete sentences and use proper paragraph form (i.e. no point form!)  use subheadings to differentiate each question/answer  answer questions in the order that they are listed  do not exceed the maximum word length for each section  no more than 10% of the assignment can be made up of direct quotes  if you include direct quotes, cite the material with the page number in brackets

Submission

 submit the document to Canvas under the dropbox option  the deadline is listed on the course syllabus

 paper submissions will not be accepted  no extensions will be granted for this assignment