1. Choose one major institution to use for this assignment:

o Criminal justice system.

o Health care system.

o Educational system.

o Workplace.

o Housing market.

2. Research institutional discrimination in your chosen institution, locating

reliable, scholarly sources. Find suggested sources in the Research Activity for

this assignment.

3. Choose one of the following public information pieces in the list below. It is

your job to create a public information piece that highlights your findings

regarding racial and ethnic inequities within your chosen institution. You will

need to support your conclusions with credible data and scholarly research,

rather than relying on opinion, and demonstrate your ability to apply

sociological thinking to your topic.

o Information booklet targeted to the general public.

o Position paper or brief targeted at state or federal legislators.

o Mock website or blog.

o

Public service announcement (a script for a radio or television

program).

o PowerPoint presentation targeted to a specific audience, with a

description of the audience and detailed speaker's notes.

o

A recorded speech to be given at a national meeting of practitioners

who work in the institution you are researching. If you choose this

option, include your speaker's notes or script and references in a

Word document along with your audio file.