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Sociology
16 December 2019
Chapter Wise Study Guide
This book is a collection of journal articles that are written by numerous authors that happen to be the experts of their respective fields of discussion. In this guide, we will take a look at the articles that are provided in the first half of this collection of articles by Paula S. Rothenberg.
The first chapter called Racial Formations is a comprehensive study of the concept of race. The author attributes the concept of race to ignorance about the different cultures that are alien to us. He gives the view of Race as a social construct while tracing the historical roots of the concept.
The second chapter called Constructing Race, Creating White Privilege further adds to the argument that is presented above while adding the concept of the superiority of the white race. The whole chapter is discussed concerning the Atlantic Slave Trade and the period until the American Independence. He also describes the qualities that made a person to be considered as a white elite.
The third chapter called How Jews Became White Folks is about the racial differences between the Jews and the rest of the Americans. The author compares the social standings of the Jews in the United States and compare it to their racial standings in the 19th and 20th century Europe. The author also accuses the US Federal Government to institutionalize these activities by measures such as Sub-Urbanization and numerous legislative measures.
The Fourth Chapter called Night to His Day is about the concept of gender as a social construct. The author believes that gender is a dynamic concept that is constantly changed by human interactions. The author also attributes the concept of ageism as a major driver in the changes in the concept of gender. The author also explains the different meanings of the concept as understood by individuals and societies.
The fifth chapter called The Invention of Heterosexuality talks about the evolution of the concept from the Early Victorian Times till today, as the concept itself has come under critically evaluating questions. The author also carefully discusses the concept providing a detailed analysis in the end.
The sixth chapter called Masculinity as Homophobia is about societal constraints about the concept of masculine gender. The author talks about how masculine is shaped in the world through a series of historic and contemporary arguments. He also defines the concept in the context of racism, saying that often men are forced into a rigid societal role that they may rescind due to several reasons that may be racial, economic and even ageist.
The seventh chapter called Transgender Feminism is a discussion about transgender roles in the modern world. It tries to explain how the concept of gender may have biological underpinnings. The author also discusses the role of gender from the perspective of theories and several other disciplines that signify the concept under the third wave of feminism.
The eighth chapter called Disability and Justification of Inequality in American History tells us about the steady amalgamation of inequality in our societies. The authors argue about how the concept is used to justify some shady concepts in our society such as racism and slavery.
Works Cited
BIBLIOGRAPHY Paula S. Rothenberg, Soniya Munshi. Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study. Ed. 10th. New York: Macmillian Learning, 2016. Ebook. <https://4.files.edl.io/1c97/05/06/19/170057-b1a94e75-3a11-42ee-aecd-0fe284f6d19e.pdf>.
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