Assignment Number 16 Discussion/Writing Assignment Kilmartin Chapter 10 Men at Work: Jobs, Careers, and Masculinity (180-193) Jordan Chapter 9. A World Opened Wide (191-207)

Student Name _____________________ Date due: 3-27-08 Psychology of Men 270 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D.

If this paper is late and you believe it may qualify as an excused absence please explain. You must also discuss the questions with someone. If the discussion were completed outside of class, please indicate who you discussed the question with and what their reactions were.

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Late papers. Unexcused late papers may be turned in for one-half credit for the written portion of the assignment.

Spacing. Papers must be typed, double spaced.

8-1/2 X 11 paper. In order to make handling papers easy and to ensure that none are misplaced, all papers are expected to be 8-1/2 X 11 inches, stapled, and with no torn, spiral notebook edges.

Please staple the questions to your answers or write out the questions as well as the answers. Having the questions available in the small group will facilitate discussion.

1.	What do you think of the way Vernon Jordan handled the picketers organized by Hosea williams? Explain. (J 193-194)
2.	What do you think of the way Vernon Jordan handled the interest by Dillard University in hiring him a President. Would you have done anything differently? If yes, please explain. (J 194-199)
3.	What do you think of the way Vernon Jordan handled the initial job offer from the United Negro College Fund? Explain. (J 202-204)
4.	How does equating masculinity with vocational accomplishment explain the high rates of incarceration, violence, and drug use among men of color? Do you agree? Explain. (K 190-192)
5.	How does equating masculinity with vocational accomplishment explain the effects of unemployment and retirement? What are those effects? Do you agree? Have you observed these effects in others or in the media? If so, please describe. (K 190-192)