There are 3 books to be read in this course concerning the same topic and theory. There has to be specific examples from the books pointing out the pages and the specific examples to correspond to the material being discussed. I would like to use the Blinded by sight since its the most recent one we have read and another book from below to give specific examples.
1. Kimberly McClain DaCosta. 2007. Making Multiracials: State, Family, and Market in
the Redrawing of the Color Line. Stanford University Press. ISBN-10: 0-8047-5546-9
2. Wendy D. Roth. 2012. Race Migrations: Latinos and the Cultural Transformation of Race. Stanford University Press. ISBN-10: 0-8047-7796-9
3. Osagie K. Obasogie. 2014. Blinded by Sight: Seeing Race through the Eyes of the Blind. Stanford University Press. ISBN: 978-0-8047-7279-2
Below you will find a 2-part question. Type your answer on 1 single-spaced page, using 1-inch margins, and a font size no smaller than 10-12 point. Since you have limited space, make sure to get directly to the point. You are required to use the readings, as this is an open book essay. If you quote from the readings, you can use only 1 sentence and must explain its meaning. Please include any page numbers from the readings you reference (no bibliography necessary if you make it clear in the text what your source is). You are bound by the honor code to turn in your own original work. You have 1 week to
complete this assignment. Please print out a hard copy of your essay and bring to class on 11/3/2014. You can earn a maximum of 10 points for this assignment. Good luck.
Question
A) Discuss an example from the book Blinded by Sight that illustrates the way the legal system operates using certain assumptions about the nature of race. What does this example tell us about those assumptions and why are they problematic? (5 points)
B) In other words, apply the author�s constitutive theory of race (and make sure to explain that theory) to the way the legal system functions with regard to race (4 points).
Grammar, spelling and organization (1 point).
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