Worksheet #3

Worksheet #3

Covering Weeks 7 – 9

60 Points Possible – 10 points per question.

Instructions: Answer each question (and each part of the question) thoroughly and completely. You MUST use and cite an appropriate reading (or episode in this week) for each question. Use the reading that we read for that particular week. Please refer to the lecture for the week and use what you learned to answer the question. I would suggest a 250-300-word answer for each question. Remember, these worksheets are the bulk of your grade.

1. According to Britz, how did the memorializing Dodge City and Tombstone differ? (In other words, how did they differ in recreating their past?) What was the overall goal of these two towns in highlighting their history?

2. According to Christensen how does the “Frontier Myth” (by Frederick Jackson Turner) relate to the Wild West? Give specific examples and reasoning.

3. Willrich argues that eugenics led to a reform in the criminal justice system that he calls “eugenic jurisprudence.” Explain what this is and what institutions he points to as a symptom of this eugenic jurisprudence.

4. Give three (3) examples that Lombroso cites as the reasons for the increased homicide (crime) rate in the United States. How does his racial and ethnic prejudices shape his beliefs?