BLACK MEN, CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINALIZATION
Term Paper
Categories of analysis, epistemology and theory are neither culturally nor value-neutral ways of representing reality, they most often justify the status quo. The ‘ethnophaulism’ that Black men are criminal or are prone to rape because they are hypersexual and priapic is reproduced in academic discourse, the media and public policy-making. Two options exist: either this ‘ethnophaulism’ is ideologically anti-Black misandry or it is an objective fact of Black men’s ontology.
Term Paper Question:
Does Social Dominance Theory and the SMTH (Subordinate Male Hypothesis) provide a compelling and persuasive way to provide a fully sociological explanation for the criminalization and demonization of Black men over that of Feminist Theory (including Black Feminist Theory) and Orthodox Criminology? Discuss.
Criteria
Word count including bibliography: minimum 6,000-8,000 words including bibliography
Due: December 16, 2022 at 23:59
Minimum of 8 citations, with not less than 6 drawn from this course,
Font: Times New Roman
Essay format is not limited to the following: argumentative, persuasive, contrasting (point/counterpoint)
Lines: double-spaced
Citation format: preferably APA 7th edition
Standard composition format: Introduction (including thesis and essay roadmap), supporting body paragraphs and conclusion
You MUST use subheadings that follow from the roadmap in your introduction
Additional grade assessment criteria: clarity, coherency, honesty, logical consistency and originality