Assignment 3.4: Watch Video and Small Group Discussion

Post your Summary and Group Statement to "Week 3 Discussion" Dropbox Folder by Friday, February 4

Before meeting with your group, watch the video from PBS: The Power of an Illusion, Episode 3: The House We Live In.

Together discuss:

• What does it mean to say that race is "socially constructed"?
• What are examples of "public and private action" that create social meaning from physical markers?
• How did structural and policy decisions create segregated residential patterns and housing dynamics that persist today? Outline some of those policies and their outcomes.
• In what ways was the GI Bill "a golden but missed opportunity"?
• What is "redlining"?

Play the video:

Machintosh Users click HERE (Quicktime streaming 384 kbit/56kbit). Video doesn't play? Get the latest Quicktime player

Windows Users click HERE (Windows Media 9 384kbit/56kbit). Video doesn't play? Get Media Player 9