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Monday, March 23, 2015

Soc Day 33 - Race as a Social Construct

Objective:  Examine ethnicity and race as social constructs.

Task:  To begin, we'll listen to an interview with the CEO of Xerox, a fortune 500 company.  Then, we'll begin our notes on race with notes on minorities and race.  Next, we'll get out the computers and complete an activity that illustrates the complexity of race.  Finally, I'll introduce a group project on minority groups in the United States.  You'll spend the remainder of class reading and taking notes on your assigned topic.

Homework:
  • Tuesday, March 24 - "When Did Jews Become White Folks?" reading quiz
  • Wednesday, March 25 - Ethnicity in America presentation in class
  • Friday, March 27 - Social Issues Annotated Works Cited
  • Monday, March 30 - Social Issues I-Movie presentations
Extending Class Discussion:


Social Issues Topics:
  • Abuse - Janie
  • Censorship - Keenen
  • Crime - Rowan
  • Depression - Hope
  • Discrimination - Brian
  • Education - Bridget
  • Human Trafficking - Brendan
  • Media - Sean
  • Poverty - Jimmy
  • Racism - Mark
  • Sexism - Liz

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