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Intro & Overview
Quigley (on New Orleans & Katrina)
Democracy and Human Rights
2. Milbank & Goodman -- 2 articles -- count as 1 for RDP
4. Corn & Baker & Eviatar -several short articles, count as 1 for RDP
9. Doyle, Bender, & Deen [I added Bender & Deen to Doyle --but all count as 1 rdg for RDP's]
10. Alexander & Rose -- 2 articles, count as 1 for RDP's
Racial And Ethnic Group Inequality and Conflict
1. SU Diversity Plan (3 short readings - count as 1 Rdg. in your papers)
2. McIntosh -- White Privilege
Economic Problems
1. Henry --Critique & overview of recent economic policy (stimulus plan & bank bailout)
2. Corporate greed & inequality (Kahurana, Zelleke, Sklar)
3. Sweatshops -- Weistbrot, Gumbel, & Frith -- 3 short readings count as 1 for RDP's
4. Agriculture-related Labor & Immigrants (Meatpacking & Tomatoes) --Preston & Schlosser -- 3 short readings count as 1 or RDPs
Environmental Problems
1. Hawken --Natural Capitalism
2. 3 short articles on Mercury (Steinzer & Painin) (Count as 1 rdg. for RDP's)
3. 3 short articles on Global Warming (Gorrie; Connor; McCarthy & Usborne)_ -- (Count as 1 rdg. for RDP)
4. 3 short articles on energy (Schoof, Trafton, Audette) -- count as 1 for RDP's
5. 3 recent articles on Climate Change & Global Warming (McKibben, Lydersen, & Adam)-- count as 1 for RDP)
6. Meat & Water (Rosenthal, Goldenberg, & Lewis)-- 3 short articles count as 1 or RDP's
Education Problems
RDGS CUT: I am cutting Decther Web rdg. & Rdg #38 (Schwartz) in Charon & Vigilant.
2. Trejos, Bowie, & de Vise --- 3 short rdgs. count as 1 for RDP (Kindergarten rdg., Ed. Spending & results, & G&T label)
3. Lewin & Schmidt -- 2 short articles on college (costs & admissions) -- count as 1 for RDP
4. Baltimore Schools -- CEO Andres Alonso & progress... (2 articles count as 1 for RDP)
Health & Healthcare Problems
Note Schedule Change: I am canceling class next Tues, March 31 (I will be doing a presentation at Michigan State University). Hence, after that, I am moving the schedule. Also, Civic Activism Topic Statement (See syllabus) is Due Tues. April 7, not April 2.
1. Cone & Kahn -- Cancer & Chemicals -- 2 short articles count as 1 for RDP's
2. Shulte & Drew -- Maryland Hospitals & uninsured & debt collection -- 2 articles count as 1 for RDPs
4. Harris & Kohn --Dr & Pharma gifts -- 2 short articles count as 1 rdg. for RDPs
5. Krugman --HMO bureaucracy
6. 7 Short AIDS Rdgs. (7 pages) --Counts as 1 rdg. for RDPs
7. Smitherman, et al. --Plans for the Uninsured -- 2 short articles (5 pgs) -- count as 1 rdg. for RDPs
Gender Inequality & Family Issues
Note Schedule Change: days for this topic are: April 14, 16, & 21, with RDP's/notes & Group Discussion on April 21.
Note: Rdgs. additions for Gender Inequality & Family Issues: I added 2 web readings & Rdg. 26 in Charon & Vigilant (by Bronski)
1. Rubin -- dated, but gives good examples of stresses working families are under, especially parents.
2. Montopoli, Cornwall, & Joyce -- Gender wage discrimination Walmart Case -- 3 short rdgs. count as 1 Rdg. for RDP's
Walmart Gender Pay
inequality chart Goes with article above
3. Goodnough & NCLS
-- Same Sex Marriage
Crime and Drugs (I added one more short web rdg., on white-collar crime)
Note: I am cutting Nazario Ch. 6 rdg. for this topic
1. Massey & Sampson (on Illegal Immigration policy & Crime)
2. Shenk (on drug treatment public health approach to drug crime)
3. White-Collar crime --(Henriques, Healy, & Lichtblau) 2 short articles count as 1 for RDPs
War & Terrorism
If you are writing RDP, you must use #1, Eitzen, Zinn & Smith.
1. Eitzen, Zinn, & Smith -- War & Terrorism Chapter (part of) -- 24 pgs (13 print out pgs)
2. Fadel et al. -- Iraq War -- Withdrawal Pact & Current situation intelligence (2 brief articles count as 1 for RDP)
3. Schwartz -- Iraq & Counter-Insurgency Paradoxes ---
4. Shane, et al. -- Soldier Mental Health (7 pages) 3 short articles, count as 1 rdg. for RDP
5. Ibrahim; & O'Leary on Islamic Extremism ( 2 news articles -- count as 1 on RDP's) (5 pages)
6. National Intelligence Estimate (declassified portion)
7. Afghanistan War (& Pakistan), recent info & strategy (Prados, Gharib, & Smcuker) -- 3 articles count as 1 for RDP
8. Torture controversy -- recent revelations and debate--Shane & Mazzetti et al. -- 4 articles count as 1 for RDP