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SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1
Constructing Race (Ash)

SOC 308 Entire Course (Ash)

SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1

Constructing Race

SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1

Constructing Race

SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 2

Implications of Anglo
Dominance in the United States

SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 1 Legacy

of Slavery

SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 2 Hispanic

Culture

SOC 308 Week 2 Ethnic Group

Evaluation

Constructing Race. Review

the PBS website RACE The
Power of an Illusion as you
prepare for this discussion.
This site offers many examples
of how the science of human
difference contradicts ordinary
ideas of race.

SOC 308 Week 3 DQ 1 English

as the Official

As we see in the readings and

in this website, race is socially
constructed, a system of
thought and human behavior

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SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 2 Implications of Anglo
Dominance in the United States (Ash)

Implications of Anglo
Dominance in the United
States. Please respond to the
following:

Since the European

settlement of North America,
white, Anglo Americans have
dominated the political
landscape. Define, in your
own words, Anglo dominance
and describe how Anglos built
and have maintained said
dominant system. Assess
whether or not Anglos

SOC 308 Week 1 Quiz (Ash)

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SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 1 Legacy
of Slavery (Ash)

Legacy of Slavery. Listen to or

read Dr. Kings speech, I Have a
Dream. Then, respond to the
following:

Dr. Kings famous speech

envisions a future in which the
racial distinction established by
slavery and segregation is no
more. Evaluate the ways in
which the legacy of slavery has
prevented the United States
from building a more just
society, supporting your
evaluation with the textbook
and additional sources.

SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 2

Hispanic Culture (Ash)

Hispanic Culture. Please

review the following sources
in preparation for this
discussion.

a. The Border

b. Hispanic Americans:
Exhibitions and Presentations

c. History of US-Mexico
Relations

Based on your review of at

least one of the above
sources, define and discuss
the historic incident or aspect

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SOC 308 Week 2 Ethnic
Group Evaluation (Ash)

Ethnic Group Evaluation.

Please review Chapters 5
through 9 of Race and Ethnicity
as you prepare for this
assignment.

By the mid-twentieth century,

European immigrant groups
described in Week One had
combined to form a white racial
majority in the United States.
Today, Blacks, Native
Americans, Asians, Hispanics,
and non-white Europeans
interact with the white majority
in a system

SOC 308 Week 2 Quiz (Ash)

SOC 308 Week 2 Quiz

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SOC 308 Week 3 DQ 1 English as
the Official U.S. Language (Ash)

English as the Official U.S.

Language. Please visit Poll:
Should English Be the United
States Official Language? as you
prepare for this discussion and
participate in the poll.
After reading the argument for
making English the official
language of the United States and
participating in the poll, assess
the merit of this argument in
context with the results of the
poll. Why is this argument valid /
invalid and how would
establishing an official language
affect the status quo?

SOC 308 Week 3 DQ 2 Hate

Crime (Ash)

Hate Crime. Please visit Hate

Crime Statistics, 2009 as you
prepare for this discussion. Click
through the Hate Crimes
website, following your curiosity.

Based on the information you

gleaned from the FBI website
above, discuss a statistic, study,
or other fact that surprised you
or has affected your community
and what the numbers say about
offenses against this specific
protected class. What do these
crimes say about our society

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SOC 308 Week 3 Final Paper
Problem and Outline (Ash)

Final Paper Problem and

Outline. To prepare for your
Final Paper, review the Final
Paper instructions in Week
Five of your online course or
in the Components of
Course Evaluation section of
this guide. Then, complete
the following written
assignment and submit it for
feedback from your
instructor. The paper must
be formatted according to
APA style and include

SOC 308 Week 3 Quiz (Ash)

SOC 308 Week 3 Quiz

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SOC 308 Week 4 DQ 2 The
Cosmic Race (Ash)

SOC 308 Week 4 DQ 1 The

Caste System in India (Ash)

The Caste System in India.

Please watch Prof. MriduRai:
Caste system in India or read
The Caste System: Effects on
Poverty in India, Nepal and Sri
Lanka. Then, compare Indias
caste system with racial/ethnic
stratification in the United
States. What are the similarities
and how do the differences
create the potential for upward
mobility in the U.S.? Based on
your review of the video, why
does the caste system remain
so powerful in India?

The Cosmic Race. Jose

Vasconcelos proposed the
assimilation of ethnic groups in
Mexico into a new "cosmic
race." This concept is discussed
in the readings as well as in
The Cosmic Race. More
information can be found with a
web search.

After reviewing your text, the

linked document above, and
others found in your web
search, describe what Jose
Vasconcelos means by a cosmic
race

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SOC 308 Week 5 DQ 1
Northern Ireland (Ash)

SOC 308 Week 4 Quiz (Ash)

SOC 308 Week 4 Quiz

Northern Ireland. English

involvement in Ireland dates
back to 1171, when English
King, Henry II invaded the
island to expand his empire.
Since then, politics in the
region has been characterized
by varying degrees of tension
between Irish independence
and British rule. This tension
has often flared into violent
conflict. As in other global
situations, what might be more
accurately described as a
political

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SOC 308 Week 5 DQ 2 Why
War (Ash)

Why War? Review the Conflict

Map to prepare for this
discussion. Based on your
review of the information
provided in the conflict map
site, analyze the impact of
ethnic conflict in the world
today. Examples include:

a. Sudan

b. Eastern Congo/Rwanda

c. Iraq

d. Sri Lanka

e. Former Yugoslavia (Croatia,

Bosnia, and Serbia)

SOC 308 Week 5 Final Paper

(Ash)

Final Paper

A sociologist must be able to

analyze racial and ethnic
differences in different national
contexts. For example, in the
U.S., we tend to think of race in
a particular way. In order to
develop this skill, select and
analyze a society
demonstrating ethnic
stratification and conflict,
including evidence of prejudice
and discrimination. In addition
to a description of the selected
society, include

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