Article:

Yasemin Besen-Cassino, “Cool Stores, Bad Jobs”

Vivyan Adair, “Branded with Infamy: Inscriptions of Poverty and Class in America”

Christine L. Williams, “Still a Man’s World: Men Who Do Women’s Work”

Karyn Lacy, “Blue Chips Black: Managing Race in Public Spaces”

Address the Following in Your Paper:

In what ways were the individuals in each article discriminated against?

Using those examples, and other evidence presented in class and in your textbook, explain what you would tell someone who claimed that America is a meritocracy and the only thing holding people back is their “lack of hard work and effort.”