ISSUES OF RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

NAME_______________
TAKE-HOME ASSIGNMENT
(Assignment 3)

You may attach sheets or write on the back if you wish.

Concept Definition

Define each of the following concepts. Be brief, but clear, 1-3 sentences.

Stereotype

Affirmative Action

Sexual Harassment

Moral Entrepreneuer

Institutional Racism

Cooptation

Racial Justice Act

Underclass

Hate Crime Reporting System

Matriarchy as Pathology
 

Example Descriptions

Give a short description (two paragraphs) of the following two events and explain how they contribute to discrimination based on race, class, and gender.
 

Moral Panic over Crack Cocaine.
 
 
 
 

Rising Rates of Unwed Motherhood
 
 

Revised: 9/1/1999
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