I give you access to the book "his name is george floyd" and a powerpoint regarding the concepts for Omi and Winant. I don't have the book of Omi and Winant Racial Formations so use whatever that is available online and on this. ASA style reference if you can since this is a sociology essay.
Structure and Format • Accepted document formats: pdf, doc, docx • Please structure this assignment as an essay, with a short introduction, an arguable thesis statement, and paragraphs that begin (or end) with a clear topic sentence claim. • Please use class sources to define key concepts and to support your points. One reason to assign an essay topic is for students to actively engage with course readings. Students who do not use or cite course readings will earn a failing grade on this assignment. • It should be between 1000 and 1400 words • Use 1” margins and 12 point font. • Please double space the text. • You do not need a title nor a title page. • Please include a reference page. List all the sources used in alphabetical order by the author's last name. Please see the handout on formatting for more information. • Be sure to include evidence from your personal experience and the book. • Please cite the book using parenthetical references. If you mention his name in the text, put the year published after his name and the page # at the end. Otherwise, put all of the information in the parenthesis. For example: According to Herbert Blumer (2019), “ . . . .” (p. #). OR “. . . . .” (Blumer 2019: #). Race as a Social Construction According to Omi and Winant, what does it mean for race to be a social construction? How do they define race, racial formation, racialization, and racial etiquette? Then, use these concepts to analyze George Floyd’s life experience. In other words, how do specific racialized institutions (the neighborhood, the school system, the criminal justice system, the workforce, etc), ideologies (common ideas and stereotypes about black men), and practices (redlining, segregated neighborhoods and schools, sports, policing, ways of acting and dressing, etc) create racial categories and racialized identities Floyd and his friends and family? And, what are the consequences of race for George Floyd and others in the book? Please use Omi & Winant and His Name is George Floyd to support your points. Be sure to define and use the following terms from Omi and Winant: race, race as a social construction, racial formation, racialization, and racial etiquette. His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice[Kindle Edition] By: Robert Samuels, Toluse Olorunnipa To access the book, must use the Amazon Kindle App: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DNX99H9/ref=docs-os-doi_0 Email:
[email protected] Password:Luther-burbank1 Note: I don’t have access to the Omi and Winant book so you will just be defining those concepts listed above. Please use the other file that I provided to define those concepts for Omi and Winant. Midterm Essay Rubric Criteria Ratings Pts purpose and thesis statement 25 pts exceeds expectations Essay has an explicit and focused thesis that organizes and controls the development of the essay. The essay addresses complex ideas and is extremely focused throughout. 22 pts meets expectations Establishes a focused controlling idea or thesis statement that organizes the essay throughout. 19 pts approaches expectations The essay generally stays on a fairly broad general topic. Often descriptive. 16 pts below expectations The topic is identified but it is discussed in a general sense. The thesis is vague and overly general. 13 pts incomplete or missing / 25 pts mailto:Email:
[email protected] The essay has no clear sense of purpose or central thesis. understanding and use of sociological concepts 25 pts exceeds expectations The essay demonstrates a sophisticated understanding and use of sociological theory 22 pts meets expectations The essay demonstrates a solid understanding and use of sociological theory 19 pts approaches expectations The essay demonstrates a satisfactory understanding and use of sociological theory. 16 pts below expectations The essay mentions sociological concepts but their definition or application may be uneven or superficial. 13 pts incomplete or missing Sociological concepts are missing, incorrect, or are merely mentioned but not applied to the analysis. / 25 pts evidence and support 25 pts exceeds expectations Uses compelling evidence from class sources to support claims and explains the evidence with exceptional reasoning. 22 pts / 25 pts meets expectations Uses relevant evidence from class sources to support claims and explains the evidence with effective reasoning. 19 pts approaches expectations Uses some evidence from class sources. Sources may not be correctly cited. The explanation of the evidence may be uneven. 16 pts below expectations Some paragraphs may lack enough supporting evidence or the explanation may be unclear. Citations may be uneven. 13 pts incomplete or missing Little to no supporting evidence is provided from course materials, or the evidence is not explained. Citations may be missing. clarity and revision 25 pts exceeds expectations Uses sophisticated prose and demonstrates mastery of standard writing conventions. The entire essay is extremely clear and easy to understand. It needs little or no editing or revision. 22 pts meets expectations Uses solid prose and demonstrates a strong grasp / 25 pts of writing conventions. The essay is clear and easy to understand but needs some minor editing and/or revision. 19 pts approaches expectations Displays evidence of editing with adequate control of grammar and mechanics. Errors do not slow the reader, impede understanding, or seriously undermine the authority of the writer. 16 pts below expectations Prose may be choppy or unclear. The essay has errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or paraphrasing. The essay needs quite a bit of editing and revision. 13 pts incomplete or missing The essay is not clear and hence difficult to follow. Errors in spelling, mechanics, and grammar make it difficult to read. It may lack organization. It may not meet the required length. It needs significant revision. Structure and Format Race as a Social Construction Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant Racial formation Race Racialization Racialized/raced Ideology Racial ideology and stereotypes racial etiquette Racialized presentation of self Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant Racial formation “The socio-historic process through which social, economic, and political institutions determine the content, meaning, and importance of racial categories, and conversely, how these same institutions are in turn shaped by racial meanings. Through this process, racial categories are created, inhabited or lived, evolve over time, and eventually disappear.” Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant “Racial categories and the meaning of race are given concrete expression by the specific social relationships and historical context in which they are embedded.” Michael Omi and Howard Winant Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant II) Race -- (noun) “an unstable and ‘decentered’ complex of social meanings constantly being transformed by political struggle.” (27) Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant III) Racialization – (verb) The process of giving racial meaning to a relationship, practice, or group. Example -- African slavery in the U.S. “biological differences in themselves have no intrinsic social meaning. Skin color is genetic – it is a real biological property – but it became a sign of political and economic difference for specific historical reasons, including the European colonization and exploitation of Africa” Nelkin and Lindee Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant IV) racialized/raced – (adjective) describes something that has undergone the process of racialization Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant V) Ideology – According to Stuart Hall, ideology is “those images, concepts, and premises which provide the frameworks through which we represent, interpret, understand, and ‘make sense’ out of some aspect of social life.” Ideologies work to naturalize, normalize, and justify current power relations. Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant VI) Racial ideologies and stereotypes– They are systems of myths and stereotypes that work to maintain the racial order by making it seem natural, normal, and inevitable. Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant VII) racial etiquette – Part of this ideology is what we might call racial etiquette. Etiquette refers to the rules and expectations that guide social interactions. Omi and Winant suggest there are different sets of cultural rules for different groups. A quote – just read and listen “Everybody learns some combination, some version, of the rules of classification, and of their own racial identity, often without obvious teaching or conscious inculcation. Race becomes ‘common sense’ – a way of comprehending, explaining, and acting in the world. Throughout the history of [humans], people have assigned identity based on race, both as means of distinguishing one group from another, but more importantly as a means of control. . .” Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant Presentation of Self (Erving Goffman) – part of this etiquette has to do with how we look, how we act, and what social locations people expect to find us in. Front Setting Personal front Appearance Manner or demeanor Racial Formation Theory omi and Winant B. Racialized Fronts. Personal fronts have a racial dimension. We learn the rules of how to convincingly present ourselves as belonging to a particular racial group. Conversely, people make certain assumptions about you based on your skin color, how you are dressed, how you walk, where they see you, and other “racialized” characteristics. A quote – just read and listen “We expect people to act out their apparent racial identities; indeed we become disoriented when they do not. The black banker harassed by police while walking in casual clothes through his own well-off neighborhood, the Latino or white kid rapping in perfect Afro patois, the unending faux pas committed by whites who assume that the non-whites they encounter are servants or trades people . . . Indeed the whole gamut of racial stereotypes . . . All testify to the way a racialized social structure shaped racial experience and conditions meaning.” Omi and Winant Discussion: What do you think about the previous quote? What do we call non-white people who “act white?” Why? What does it mean to “act white” anyway?