Race & Ethnicity in World Perspective
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Assignment
Take a concept in race/ethnic relations in which you are interested and analyze the concept in terms of how it operates in 2 different societies or in one society at 2 different time periods.
Paper Format
Papers must be 16-pages minimum with references in ASA Style.
- State the topic of your study, issue, or concept and define it.
- Discuss why it is relevant to the study of race/ethnic relations in a cross-national perspective. Your review of literature should occur here. (3-5 pgs.)
- Apply the concept to the societies that you are discussing and analyze them from the different sociological levels of analysis (distributive, organizational, & social psychological). Discuss what is know about the condition and operation of the concept in each society or each time period in that society. Incorporate appropriate literature. (8-10 pgs.)
- Compare and contrast the operation of the concept in the different societies and synthesize the information so as to draw a conclusion about the concept functions. This can be part of your concluding remarks. (5-8 pgs.)
References
Find journal articles on your topic through the database links below (AccessUH/CougarNet log-in required):
- SocINDEX with Full Text Sociology database
- Social Sciences Full Text Multidisciplinary database
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- OneSearchSearch through most of the library's books and articles in one box.
ASA Style Quick Guide: Reference List
| SOURCE TYPE | EXAMPLE |
| BOOKS | Author Lastname, Firstname Middlename. Year. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher. |
| PRINT JOURNAL ARTICLES |
Author Lastname, Firstname Middlename. Year. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume Number(Issue Number):pages. |
| ELECTRONIC JOURNAL ARTICLES RETRIEVED FROM AN ONLINE DATABASE | Author Lastname, Firstname Middlename. Year. "Title of Article." Journal Title Volume Number(Issue Number):pages. (Retrieved from Database Name on Month Day, Year). |
| WEBSITES* | Author Lastname, Firstname Middlename. Year. "Title of Webpage." Retrieved Month Day, Year (http://www.webaddress.com/full/url/). |
*Provide as much information as you have available.
ASA Helpful Handouts
Reference these handouts for additional examples of ASA style formatting, including in-text citations and reference lists.
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