Module 2 Race & Ethnicity

By the end of the module, you will be able to…

• Explain how schools reflect the interests of dominant groups in society
• Define social stratification
• Examine how various mechanisms of the hidden curriculum such as cultural capital, social labeling theory, and adultification are used to sort students
• Evaluate congruities and incongruities between the cultures children bring from home to school and the valorized hegemonic culture of schools
• Discuss what is meant by “the fluidity of language”
• Define the terms hypersegregation, index of dissimilarity, interaction index, and isolation index
• Explain the difference between ethnic enclaves and hypersegregated communities
• Discuss the ways that banks contribute to the perpetuation of a racially segregated society
• Describe the mechanisms of housing discrimination such as redlining, restrictive covenants, blockbusting, and panic peddling

To Do

1. Read: Ferguson Education Reading (Read only Chapters 2-3, Chapter 4: pp. 77-84, and Chapter 7: pp. 202-209) (The “Bad Boys Video Lecture” will highlight the parts of the book you need to know)
2. Watch: Oprah – Trading Schools
3. Watch: A Tale of Two Schools
4. Watch: NV-Harper Stratification Lecture
5. Watch: Ask vs. Ax Video
6. Watch: Bad Boys Video Lecture
7. Listen: to Militarization Audio Clip
8. Read: Child Soldiers Article
9. Complete and Review Module 2a Study Guide
10. Take: Module 2a Quiz (13 Questions)
11. Read: Race and Housing Mustafa Emirbayer
12. Watch: Segregation Video Lecture
13. Review: Segregation Revised Powerpoint
14. Post to Discussion Board
15. Take Module 2b Quiz (10 Questions)
16. Write and Submit Response Essay #1

Deliverables

1. Segregation Discussion and 3

• Discuss a neighborhood in which you lived in relation to the mechanisms of segregation such as redlining, blockbusting, panic peddling, restrictive covenants, white flight, white fight, etc. What is the racial demographic composition of the neighborhood? Why does the neighborhood look the way it does in terms of racial demographic composition? You must start 1 thread and respond to 3 classmates.
• and 3 peer response on this discussion

2. Response Essay #1

• For this response essay, you must critically examine at least 4-5 readings from Modules 1 and 2. Do not simply reflect on the readings, but also critically deconstruct and evaluate the authors’ larger arguments. You should interrogate the authors’ theses as well as provide in-depth analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of the authors’ arguments. You can also build on previous knowledge by making connections among the readings and/or connecting what you have learned in the readings to course material from other classes. In addition, you should examine your subjectivities in relation to your thoughts about the readings. For example, how do your race, class, gender, age, etc., impact the way that you evaluate the merits and deficiencies of the authors’ larger arguments. Your response essays must synthesize at least 4-5 readings read in Modules 1 and 2. Each response essay should be about 5 pages in length. Please cite course materials frequently (at least 3 citations per page) and include a works cited page.