Assume that you are the advisor to a candidate for U.S. President in the next election. You are asked to write a position paper on inequalities within the educational system, and federal policies that could address these problems. You must gather information that will help to explain these issues to the candidate so that she or he can intelligently discuss them in an upcoming debate.
Instructions:
1) Choose one of the sociological theories from our course materials (not by googling the net), and use it to analyze how economic factors affect white and non-white students educational experiences. Sociological theories include functionalism, conflict theory, feminist theory, symbolic interactionism, and others as mentioned in our readings and materials.
Note – you may find our Sociological Theories and Concepts Toolkit to be helpful (found in Announcements).
2) Discuss 3 peer-reviewed sociological journal articles from our library (from within the past 5 years), that give evidence for policies to help remedy inequalities between white and non-white students’ educational experiences.
Your paper should utilize sound critical thought and it should include appropriate APA in-text citations and APA full-reference citations.
The structure of the paper must include the following:
— TITLE PAGE (1 page)
— BODY OF PAPER WITH SUBHEADINGS (5 pages minimum)
— REFERENCE PAGE (1-2 pages)
