a) Why do you think street crimes, like serial killers, are so popular in criminology but mass slaughter like genocide receives little attention? Make sure to explain how class biases in the social construction of “perpetrators” and “victims” influence this. b) What are some problems created by class inequality and how can these problems be solved? In other words, how can we as a society overcome class inequality? c) What do you understand by the term "social construction of race"? Explain the social construction of race in the U.S. How is race used as a social construction in regard to crime and the criminal justice system? Give a few examples. d) What is institutional racism? How is institutional racism different from individual racism? e) How are men still privileged in American Society? What can we as a society do to address gender privilege? f) Explain with examples, why corporations’ being legally treated as “persons” is problematic. a) Discuss the roles the criminal justice system has played in the processes of exploitation and marginalization. How does that continue today? Suggest some ways that it could be changed. b) Explain gender roles in society and how they do or do not vary by social location. How, if at all, are these gender roles related to crime? c) Explain the “reasonable man” standard. Why does it promote male privilege and patriarchy? How is it problematic? How has/could it be solved? d) Explain the concept of intersectionality and why one status is not more important than another. Why is it important to understand the interaction between one’s race, class, and gender? Provide specific examples and feel free to elaborate on other privileges as needed. e) Specifically, what privileges do you think are most important for you to understand in approaching the study of class, race and gender? f) What are the advantages of viewing society, crime and/or criminal justice from the intersection perspective? What are the disadvantages of ignoring intersectionality?