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Sociology/Black

Studies

For

this

extra

credit

assignment,

you

will

choose

one

advertisement

to

sociologically

analyze.

The

advertisement

can

be

from

a

magazine,

newspaper,

from

an

online

source,

etc.

Please

address

the

following

in

paragraph

form

:

·

How

does

the

advertisement

challenge

and/or

reinforce

stereotypical

notions

of

class,

gender,

race,

and/or

sexuality?

Explain

in

detail.

You

must

reference

at

least

1

reading

from

the

course

.

(Reading

:

“

Defining

Contested

Concepts

”

-

Lynn

Weber

(5-16)

£¬

¡°

Is

Capitalism

Gendered

and

Racialized?

¡±

¨C

Acker

(100-106)

£©

·

In

addition

to

the

product,

what

else

is

the

ad

selling

(consider

ideas

such

as

freedom,

security,

love,

economic

security,

convenience,

marriage,

independence,

etc.)

In

addition

to

addressing

the

items

above,

you

must

attach

a

copy

of

the

advertisement

to

the

back

of

your

essay

.

Formal

Guidelines

:

2-4

pages,

typed,

double-spaced

Standard

margins,

12pt.

font

In-text

citations

and

a

reference

list

for

all

sources

both

in

and

out

of

class

(APA

or

ASA

format).

Once

again,

you

must

cite

at

least

1

reading

from

the

course.

You

must

attach

your

ad

to

the

back

of

this

assignment.