Assignment 2

Reflect on the race versus class debate (2-3 pages).  Pick an phenomenon of interest to you, such as educational inequality, income inequality, residential segregation, friendship networks, etc.  Briefly summarize important issues that a scholar focused on race might emphasize in studying the phenomenon.  If possible, articulate concrete arguments or hypotheses one might develop.  How might a scholar focused principally on class analyze the same issue?  Again, be specific and try to articulate hypotheses.  For the purposes of this exercise, resist the urge to blend or merge the two perspectives; explore the possibility that each could be fundamentally more important than the other.