This is a self-paced course and I may submit assignments any time before the end of the semester.

This course requires that unit exams be proctored using Honorlock and that I have access to a computer, reliable internet connection, and web camera.

Which of the following does NOT qualify as an excused absence to allow for late-work or make-ups?

The SAT scores of a local public high school have been declining steadily. The School Board explains the problem by the fact that a large percentage of children who attend the school are from one-parent homes and many are children of color. In other words, they are using a __________ point of view to argue that educational institutions often replicate the inequality found in the larger society.

The folk-pop singer Jewel is famous for having lived in her van when she first moved to San Diego and started performing in a coffee shop. Soon after she was signed by Atlantic Records, her advance allowed her to rent a house and buy a new car. What class-based phenomenon is this an example of?

The Brazilian census has traditionally only had four racial categories: preto, branco, amarelo, and pardo. However, in everyday life, Brazilians have many other racial categories, including moreno, mulato, neguinho, and pretinho. Most of these terms don’t have an equivalent in the United States. What does this tell you about race?

What system of stratification is commonly used in capitalist societies?

________ is an economic condition in which a family or individual cannot afford basic necessities such as food and shelter, so that day-to-day survival is in jeopardy.

Theorists like Karl Marx and C. Wrign Mills (e.g., The Power Elite) are representative of postmodern theory. 

In the United States, corporate entities that allow undocmented workers to take jobs in factories face minimal consequences from the government when their hiring practice of workers without legal status is discovered.  However, the consequences for those workers are much more severe.  The reason is relative to one’s structural position of power.  An undocumented worker has no protection from the U.S. government whereas a wealthy owner of a corporation behind a factory like a poulty plant has citizenship, money, and connections to other powerful people to defend against any legal action.  This represents which theoretical framework?