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week4436.docx1. Compare and contrast functionalist theory and conflict theory in their approaches to understanding race-related issues in the United States.
2. Explain how institutionalized racism differs from interpersonal racism (racism occurring between two individuals who are of equal power) and how it operates despite being illegal.
Read Chapter 10 in Social Inequality: Patterns and Processes.
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Read “Social Dominance Orientation and John Henryism at the Intersection of Race and Class," by Sanders & Mahalingam, from Political Psychology (2012).
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Read “Disparities, Disproportionalities, Differences, and Discrepancies," by Williams, from Social Work Research (2013).
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Read "Introduction: Has the United States Really Moved Beyond Race?" by Neville, Gallardo, & Sue on pages 3-21 of The Myth of Racial Color Blindness: Manifestations, Dynamics, and Impact (2016).
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Read “An Empirical Analysis of White Privilege, Social Position and Health," by Kwate & Goodman, from Social Science & Medicine (2014).
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http://dx.doi.org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.041
Read “The Geography of Inequality: Why Separate Means Unequal in American Public Schools," by Logan, Minca, & Adar, from Sociology of Education (2012).
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Read “Does the US Need Affirmative Action?” on the ProCon.org website.
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http://aclu.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=000697
