Extra Credit--Sociology 170

WORTH:  Up to 20 points
DUE:    No later than November 14, 2003
LENGTH: About 750-800 words (3 to 4 pages)

One question for sociologists: Can "outsider" groups *really* understand
groups or cultures they don't belong to? Can a white professor do good
research on African-Americans? Can male researchers "understand" women?
Can Heterosexuals understand gays??

Read the following ARTICLE

In about 750  words (3 to 4 pages)):

1) Summarize the article

2) Is the article convincing?

3) What in the article do you think that it's important to share with 
the class?

4) What did you learn from the article?
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