The Sociological Imagination and Intersectionality 1

The Sociological Imagination and Intersectionality
This assignment will allow you to use C. Wright Millss sociological imagination and Kimberle Crenshaws concept of intersectionality to analyze to the life of an individual vis–vis systems of institutionalized power.
The individual can be either you (fully or semi-biographical) someone you care abouta family member close friend or colleague (with their permission) or a hypothetical person.
Develop the protagonist. Identify where they fall on several of the main axes ofidentitythat map toprivilege/disadvantage. Discuss some of the ways those particular placements are likely to affect/shape your protagonists life outcomes. This is where biography meets history in the sociological imagination. Engage generously with texts and other course materials to support your arguments about how access to scarce resources is affected by institutionalized patterns
Cover a minimum of 4 forms of inequalitythree of which must be race/ethnicity class and gender. The 4thcan be sexuality documentation status (dis)ability religion or a major axis approved by the instructor.
The essay shoulduse evidence/examples from course readings throughoutto illustrate patterns in access to resources (or lack thereof) among several of the social identities of the protagonist.
Be sure to cite and discussa minimum of5 reading selections and to include citations to and discussion of at least 2 films or lectures (for a total of 7 sources cited in the essay). Note:failure to meet minimum citation requirements will profoundly affect your grade and may result in a failing grade for the exam. Furthermore please be specific in your citations to course materialsclearly identifying the source of information you use in your essayswhether it is an author a film or lecture.