Midterm 4
Soc 2
Fall 07

Take-home essay questions. In all your answers, make sure you refer to lecture notes when appropriate. Each question is worth seven points. The suggested length for each answer is one page double-spaced. Answer any six.

A. Describe the new racism, including (but not limited to) aversive racism, modern racism, and laissez-faire racism (refer to Mooney et al. chapter 9, Bobo and Smith)

B. How does Anderson describe and explain violence and crime in the inner-city? (refer to Anderson)

C. How can white-collar crime be explained? (refer to Rosoff et al. and Mooney chapter 4)

D. How does Wilson describe and explain the new urban poverty? (refer to Wilson)

E. What are some costs of racism? How can racism be confronted? What kinds of antiracist actions can be taken? (refer to Feagin and Vera and Mooney et al chapter 9)

F. What is the approach to gender socialization that Risman is evaluating? Does it work? (refer to Risman)

G. Describe the problematic nature of motherhood. (refer to Hays)