Family and Race

Required Reading
https://mtsac.instructure.com/courses/96556/files/8633818/download?wrap=1
https://mtsac.instructure.com/courses/96556/files/8633809/download?wrap=1(only read page 98-110)
Supplemental Reading:
https://mtsac.instructure.com/courses/96556/files/8633803/download?wrap=1
Answer the following questions, using the assigned readings to support your argument:
What does familism entail?
Discuss at least one negative aspect of familism and one positive aspect of familism.
Have you ever experienced or witnessed familism, specifically in your educational trajectory or someone else’s? Describe the situation.
Would you argue that familism has a negative or positive effect on individuals’ educational goals? Explain.
Required Reading:
https://mtsac.instructure.com/courses/96556/files/8633810/download?wrap=1
Supplemental Reading:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/no-m-s-beb-s-looks-back-l-mexican-moms-n505256
https://time.com/5678313/trump-administration-family-separation-lawsuits/

Supplemental Video:
Note: I understand The Young Turks may seem like a biased source. But this video is centered around The Center for Investigative Reporting and their study on the coerced sterilization of incarcerated women between 2006-2010 in California.

Answer the following questions, using the assigned readings to support your argument:
How have social institutions and/or policies (i.e. judicial, economic, government, public health) created obstacles for some families in the United States? Discuss at least two examples from the assigned materials.
Were you surprised to hear about compulsory sterilization, forced or coerced sterilization? Why or why not?
Using your sociological imagination, why do you think compulsory sterilization is often performed on minority groups (i.e. women of color, lower-class individuals, drug addicts, etc.)? Explain.

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