Discrimation-in-Society

Please choose one of the following topics related to discrimination for your assignment:

Gender discrimination that occurs at work, home, in the media, and/or in the community.

LGBT discrimination that occurs at work, home, in the media, and/or in the community.

Race/ethnicity discrimination such as racial profiling, hate crimes, white privilege, or institutional discrimination. You can

also discuss discrimination against a subcultural group in society.

For this assignment, complete Part A, Part B, and Part C as follows:

Part A: Introduce the topic. What form of discrimination are you discussing? Where does it occur? Who is affected? How

serious of an issue is this in the society in which you live? Include general information about the issue and also provide

specific examples. Examples can be from your own experience and/or from research material.

Part B: As part of introducing your issue, it is required that you apply one or more of the perspectives (functionalism,

interactionism, or conflict theory) to help explain why this type of discrimination occurs. (See page 294 and 325 in your

textbook for information on applying the perspectives to these topics.)

Part C: Discuss solutions. What are some things that are currently being done to address this form of discrimination? If you

were a community organizer tasked with creating a program to address this form of discrimination, what type of program

would you create? What role can an individual take to help fight against this type of discrimination and promote equal

treatment in his or

1. Answer ALL the questions listed in Part A, Part B, and Part C in your assignment.

2. Please answer the response questions in essay-style format. You will not be rewriting each question and answering

it. You will be creating an essay that addresses the response questions. You are required to write an introduction to

your essay. The following tutorial from CSU’s Writing Center on introductions is a great helpful resource. Click on the

link to view this tutorial: http://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/introduct…

3. Use the sociological terms and concepts from the textbook reading in your essay to demonstrate you understand and

can apply the concepts. This will help reinforce social and cultural awareness for addressing social issues like

discrimination in society.

This essay should be a minimum of three pages and should use the following APA style components: APA style title page, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, and 12-point font.