Problem
Racism, Racist Ideology, Institutional Racism, De Facto Segregation, Gender Stratification, Gendered Spaces
What is a ghetto? (Provide the definition from Macionis and Parrillo as well as a paraphrased definition.) Identify and describe-in sufficient detail-three of the policies through which Massey and Denton claim racialized ghettoes are created.
What is a racial caste system? (Provide the definition from the chapter as well as a paraphrased definition.) Alexander describes two such systems that have operated historically in the US. can you Identify and briefly describe each. Also Identify one example-from the Alexander reading-of the institutional discrimination that allowed those systems to operate and briefly describe how it did so.
You can use each of these readings to find your answer. can you also let me know which readings you used to find your answer?
Readings:
Macionis and Parrillo - Urban and Suburban Lifestyles
Massey and Denton - American Apartheid
Alexander - The New Jim Crow
Macionis and Parrillo - Urban Diversity
Gould - Curveball
Textbook: Gramlich, James. "Chapter Three: The Social Problems of Racial, Ethnic, Sex, and Gender Inequality." Social Problems Course Packet.