Test Post # 1

We are students studying sociology at Bryant University looking to explore and understand the intricacies of racial and ethnic inequality in the United States.  Based on our concentrated readings of Tanya Maria Golash-Boza's book, Race & Racisms (2016, Oxford University Press,  (http://radprof.weebly.com/) "race" is defined as "a group of people who share physical and cultural traits as well as a common ancestry," (pg. 2).  "Ethnicity" is defined as "group identities based on notions of similar and shared history, culture and kinship," (pg. 3). We, as a class, look at inequality in two ways. Inequality can be a societal condition of the uneven distribution of important but scarce societal resources. At a micro-level, inequality can be the experience of feeling unworthy or of lower social value because of one’s membership in a racial or ethnic group.

We realize the aforementioned concepts go beyond the book definitions, and are far more abstract and complicated in our diverse world. As students, we constructed the syllabus for the second half of the course to allow us to explore and share the topics and concepts within our selected areas of interest. In this blog, with the hope of creating a dialogue, we post articles that describe and analyze specific aspects of inequality and we post our responses, thoughts, and developing insight..

Our blog themes listed on the right hand side of the page include Criminal Justice, Pop Culture, Privilege, Sports, and Workplace. The five themes address some of the major areas where inequality is prevalent in our society.

Our class prides itself on being a respectful blogging community. As a newly established blog we appreciate comments or input from the larger community outside of our classroom