Discussion Post: Sociology
• What is racial profiling? Provide examples of how law enforcement, government officials and/or ordinary citizens use racial profiling to label African Americans and Hispanic citizens (See the Michael Brown case, pages 312-313).
• Who is Peggy McIntosh? Identify various unspoken privileges of Whites as described by Peggy McIntosh? How are such privileges linked to color-blind racism and color-blind privilege? (See article by Charles Gallagher) Color Blind Privilege.
• In an effort to clarify issues concerning racism, five fallacies were developed. Identify and discuss each fallacy. How has each fallacy helped with our understanding of racism (310)? Also, how did Native Americans (the Powhatan tribe) assist the first English settlement (310)? What was the consequence?
• What is the contact hypothesis (306)? How might contact hypothesis contribute to pluralism (316) and therefore a more diverse society? Explain?
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.