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1. [From 10$/Pg] Think Every Person Would
[From 10$/Pg] Think Every Person Would reply (1) White privilege emerged out of racial
consciousness among whites and was later codified into “slave codes” during the 18th
century. Does white privilege still exist in the criminal justice system? If so, how do whites
and non-whites experience being labeled a criminal differently? Furthermore, why do you
believe white privilege persists? Whom does it benefit most, and why?I believe the racial
biases within our legal system are no secret and indeed may be so wide spread to almost be
obscure through constant, passive exposure. It is a well documented fact that people of
color, especially African-Americans, are more likely to be convicted of crimes as well as to
receive harsher sentences when compared to white-Americans being accused of the same
crimes. This racial disposition has, in turn, seeped from the courthouses and into public life
where, because of the disproportionate rates of conviction and severity of punishment,
there has risen a stigma of African-Americans being predisposed towards criminal activity. I
further believe that this specific form of white privilege exists because it is profitable for
those you own and operate the prisons who may utilize their inmate populations as source
of cheap labor on the behalf (and dime) of others.On a scale of 1–10, 1 being the worst and
10 being the best, how would you rate Donald Trump’s presidency? Do you believe Donald
Trump won the 2016 election because he appealed to specific political interests, or because
he pandered to a specific racial group? Or, was there some combination of race, social class,
and gender that resulted in his victory? Explain your response using specific examples to
support your discussion.A rate Trump’s time in office to be a 7 or even 8 though, admittedly
I’m so widely dissatisfied with Biden that maybe I’m wearing some rose colored glasses; I
digress. I truly believe that no elected official, president or otherwise, was ever elected into
their position without some amount of pandering but to contend that Trump won the
presidency through nothing but pandering is preposterous. As loathe as I know many
people are to admit, Trump was a wildly popular candidate who saw the success that he did
because the message he preached truly resonated with a great many people. The embrace of
such slogans as “make America great again” and “drain the swamp” ought to clue observers
in to just how deeply disenfranchisement runs within this country. And though Trump
garnered most support from white-Americans of certain social standing, he also received
not inconsiderable support from people of color as well, with Latin-Americans being one
such group.Do you believe that whites or non-whites are more encouraged to play
professional sports by agents of socialization, including their peers, family members, people
in their educational experience, and in the media? Are there certain sports that certain races

2. are more encouraged to pursue? If so, why do you think this occurs? Explain your position
using at least one example to support your discussion.I believe the answer (partially) comes
down to the sport in question but, in general, I observe that non-whites seem more
encouraged to take up professional sports. I notice a dichotomy in sports such as football or
basketball versus sports like golf where the former is non-white dominated with big names
like LeBron James and Colin Kaepernick while the latter appears more white dominated
with the only notable poc player that comes to mind is, of course, Tiger Woods. Based on
this observation alone the most obvious factor for determining where one race is
encouraged to compete is raw physicality, where non-whites seem to be disproportionately
funneled into the more rough-and-tumble sports. Further extrapolating from this
hypothesis, I can put forward several possible reasons why this could be the case. Perhaps
non-white children/students are seen as less academically capable and, therefore, better
suited to physical pursuits instead? A completely different take is to recognize that
professional athletes enjoy postions of fame and attetnion which may appeal to non-whites
who may feel overlooked or unheard, taking Colin Kaepernick’s NFL protest as an example
of someone using that attetnion to try and encat change and/or send a message. reply
(2) Chapter 7: Crime, Law, and Deviance1. Michelle Alexander wrote a book entitled The
New Jim Crow, in which she argues that mass incarceration is effectively a new form of
racial hierarchy that limits the advancement of people of color. How has racial profiling
contributed to this trend? Do you believe policing practices such as “stop and frisk” are
more beneficial to social order than harmful to specific populations? Explain your position
using at least one specific example to support your discussion.Racial profiling has
contributed to the trend of limiting people of color because it has negatively affected people
of color even when there is no crime being committed. Whether or not practices such as
“stop and frisk” are more beneficial or harmful is a tough question because there are
positives and negatives to it. On the positive side, this is a form of proactive policing and it
could potentially prevent a crime but on the negative side, it could lead to racial profiling
and more issues. Chapter 8: Power, Politics, and Identities3. Describe the society in which
you desire to live. How is power distributed? Do all people have equal access to all
resources? Does anyone ever “need” for anything? Would capitalism be present? How
would elections be held? Who would hold the most and least power? Which of the three
sociological theories used to explain the distribution of power in society would be best to
create the type of society you want to live in?The society in which I would desire to live in
would be one where everyone is treated equally and has equal opportunities. I think
figuring out how power is distributed is tough but I would want power to be distributed to
those who work for it and are responsible enough to handle it. I think every person would
get equal access to resources but there would be a limit as to how much a person could get
to make sure resources don’t run scarce. I believe the pluralist model of power would be the
best for my society. Chapter 9: Sports and the American Dream1. Do you believe that
whites or non-whites are more encouraged to play professional sports by agents of
socialization, including their peers, family members, people in their educational experience,
and in the media? Are there certain sports that certain races are more encouraged to
pursue? If so, why do you think this occurs? Explain your position using at least one

3. example to support your discussion. I think there are certain sports that people usually
associate with certain races of people. I do believe there are many factors as to why a
certain race would be encouraged to go play a sport. This can be either history or just norms
within our society. When I say history, I mean past instances of a person of a certain race
being successful in a sport. When people see others that look like them being successful at
something, it gives them hope that they can also do it. As for the norms and what is
perceived as common in our society, I mean what is typically displayed in forms of media
such as movies. This could relate to the history reason as situations in real life can influence
movies.