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2. SOC 308 professional tutor • SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1 Constructing Race (Ash) • SOC 308 Week 1 DQ 1 Constructing Race • 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 Entire Course (Ash) • 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

3. SOC 308 professional tutor • SOC 308 Week 1 Quiz (Ash) • SOC 308 Week 1 Quiz • 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.

4. SOC 308 professional tutor • 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 • SOC 308 Week 2 DQ 1 Legacy of Slavery (Ash) • Legacy of Slavery. Listen to or read Dr. King’s speech, I Have a Dream. Then, respond to the following: • Dr. King’s famous speech envisions a future in which the racial distinction established by slavery and segregation is no more.

5. SOC 308 professional tutor • SOC 308 Week 2 Quiz (Ash) • SOC 308 Week 2 Quiz • 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.

6. SOC 308 professional tutor • 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 • 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.

7. SOC 308 professional tutor • SOC 308 Week 3 Quiz (Ash) • SOC 308 Week 3 Quiz • 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.

8. SOC 308 professional tutor • SOC 308 Week 4 DQ 2 The Cosmic Race (Ash) • 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. • 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 India’s caste system with racial/ethnic stratification in the United States.

9. SOC 308 professional tutor • SOC 308 Week 5 DQ 1 Northern Ireland (Ash) • 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. • SOC 308 Week 4 Quiz (Ash) • SOC 308 Week 4 Quiz

10. SOC 308 professional tutor • 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. • 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

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