Discrimination Essay
Budget: $10 – $30 USD
Project Instructions:
The paper is to be 3 pages; double spaced, normal margins and font (not larger than 12 point), with page numbers (2 pts) and a bibliography (3 pts). A title page does not count as a page. Citations must contain the last name of the author(s) and the year of publication and page number if applicable. For example, it could be (Jones and Smith, 2000, p. 15) or (Jones and Smith, 2000: 15) or (Jones and Smith 2000: 15) or just (Jones and Smith, 2000) if discussing the paper in general. There are different methods of citation; it doesn’t matter which one you use so long as it is consistent and contains the necessary information of authors, title, year published, publication place and publication details.
TOPIC: Explain why in competitive society discrimination is difficult to maintain. Nevertheless, discuss how discrimination can persist. Find a modern example of discrimination and explain how it could disappear. Note that the focus is on modern discrimination. At least half of your paper needs to cover modern discrimination, with an explicit description on eliminating it. That is, saying “pass a law” to end it doesn’t count. You must more fully explain the process.
RESOURCES:
1. Jon Lanning: “Productivity, Discrimination, and Lost Profits During Baseball's Integration,” The Journal of Economic History (2010), 70: 964-988.
See also: https://www.aier.org/article/capitalism-not-morality-ended-baseballs-color-line
2. Jennifer Roback: “The Political Economy of Segregation: The Case of Segregated Streetcars” The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 46, No. 4 (Dec., 1986), pp. 893-917
3. Werner Troesken: “Race, Disease, and the Provision of Water in American Cities, 1889-1921,” Journal of Economic History, vol. 61, no. 3, (September 2001): 750-77
The paper is to be 3 pages; double spaced, normal margins and font (not larger than 12 point), with page numbers (2 pts) and a bibliography (3 pts). A title page does not count as a page. Citations must contain the last name of the author(s) and the year of publication and page number if applicable. For example, it could be (Jones and Smith, 2000, p. 15) or (Jones and Smith, 2000: 15) or (Jones and Smith 2000: 15) or just (Jones and Smith, 2000) if discussing the paper in general. There are different methods of citation; it doesn’t matter which one you use so long as it is consistent and contains the necessary information of authors, title, year published, publication place and publication details.
TOPIC: Explain why in competitive society discrimination is difficult to maintain. Nevertheless, discuss how discrimination can persist. Find a modern example of discrimination and explain how it could disappear. Note that the focus is on modern discrimination. At least half of your paper needs to cover modern discrimination, with an explicit description on eliminating it. That is, saying “pass a law” to end it doesn’t count. You must more fully explain the process.
RESOURCES:
1. Jon Lanning: “Productivity, Discrimination, and Lost Profits During Baseball's Integration,” The Journal of Economic History (2010), 70: 964-988.
See also: https://www.aier.org/article/capitalism-not-morality-ended-baseballs-color-line
2. Jennifer Roback: “The Political Economy of Segregation: The Case of Segregated Streetcars” The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 46, No. 4 (Dec., 1986), pp. 893-917
3. Werner Troesken: “Race, Disease, and the Provision of Water in American Cities, 1889-1921,” Journal of Economic History, vol. 61, no. 3, (September 2001): 750-77