The purpose of the major research paper is to develop student’s research, analytical and writing skills. The paper will assess student’s ability to apply their research skills to write an analytical paper that expands their sociological knowledge of the study of race and ethnicity. Students will select a topic of interest while conforming to the following criteria:
The focus on the paper must be on issues of race/racism/ethnicity
The paper must be from a Canadian context
The paper must link your argument to at least one theory from the course (e.g. democratic racism, biological racism, cultural racism, critical race theory, anti-racism, hidden/formal curriculum, spatialized justice, “good girl”, etc…)
The paper must be an analytical paper
