1) True or False According to the reading, crime is inherently political since politicians decide what counts as a crime and what does not. Therefore, there is a deeply rooted class bias in our laws.
2) In 100–200 words, explain how the criminal process is unfair. Go through each stage of the criminal process from arrest to trial and explain how one group benefits while another is negatively impacted.
3) In sociology, we understand that race is socially constructed. Therefore, there is no biological basis for differences between races. How then did the idea of racial superiority/inferiority take hold in the US and how did it benefit the ruling class? (hint: divide and conquer) (100-200 words)
4) In the lecture on “wealth and power” I introduced a new way of thinking about class as one group having power over another rather than just simply thinking in terms of income or salary. How is it possible then, in this perspective, to have someone earn more money than their employer but still be in a lower class? EditViewInsertFormatTools
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