social problems class

Good morning,

 

     Please read the following articles:

 

Racism among the Ferguson Police Department

 

     http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/03/03/390464149/source-probe-of-ferguson-police-uncovers-racist-comments-about-obama

 

Race on Race Crimes

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/wp/2014/11/25/giulianis-claim-that-93-percent-of-blacks-are-killed-by-other-blacks/

 

 

TSU student killed at Cookout restaurant

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2015/03/01/man-killed-cookout-shooting-midtown-nashville/24218251/

 

Culture of Poverty

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/opinion/26patterson.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0

 

    For your midterm exam, please answer the following questions:

 

    Can you blame the problems of violence in Black communities on one group?  Is it racism and social institutions (e.g., poor schools, discrimination in housing, racial profiling) or is it bad choices (loose morality, poor decision-making, a culture of poverty)? Please make a compelling argument. I expect college-level writing (grammatically correct, coherent sentences, well-developed argument).

I expect no less than three pages with double-spacing and 12 point font.  

 

"Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want MOST."