1.There is a slide written,”If we all treated each other better, would that solve racism – is it enough to treat everyone as an individual?” Please provide specific reasons for whatever position you take on this matter. Be sure to integrate course readings into your answer.

2.There is a racial privilege quiz. The point of the quiz is to identify people with racial advantage and disadvantage. This quiz is like a diagnostic. It is meant to determine if, in your everyday life, you have signs and symptoms of racial advantage or disadvantage. What score did you receive on the quiz? Do you think that score accurately represents the forms of racial advantage and/or disadvantage you experience in your daily life? Why or why not? (Note: For this essay option, you do not have to integrate course readings, unless you believe it is necessary).

3. From our course readings for this week, both Blumer and Bonilla. Silva claim that racism is not just about “ideology” or individual feelings. Citing from each of the readings, respond to the following: How do this week’s readings challenge “commonsense” or popular ideas about racism?