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A 75-year-old widow living on a fixed income reports difficulty maintaining a balanced diet. Which intervention best addresses the socioeconomic factors affecting their nutritional status?

Integration and Racial Justice: Drawing on relevant readings and interviews (Elizabeth Anderson, Denise James, and Tommie Shelby), discuss arguments for and against the thesis that racial integration is necessary in order to achieve racial justice. What are some burdens and challenges of integration, and who bears those burdens? Why does Anderson think integration is nonetheless necessary? Are there good alternatives to integration?

Integration and Racial Justice: Drawing on relevant readings and interviews (Elizabeth Anderson, Denise James, and Tommie Shelby), discuss arguments for and against the thesis that racial integration is necessary in order to achieve racial justice. What are some burdens and challenges of integration, and who bears those burdens? Why does Anderson think integration is nonetheless necessary? Are there good alternatives to integration?

Epistemic Injustice: Luvell Anderson points out that the phrase “Black Lives Matter” can be read in two ways, inclusively or exclusively. What are these two readings, and how do they differ? Why does Anderson think the exclusive reading leads to a further injustice against Black people in the United States? Explain the nature of this further injustice as clearly as you can, with reference to the example of the Black Lives Matters movement.

What does Elizabeth Anderson mean, in describing many American workplaces as sites of “private government”?

What is the central point of Marilyn Frye’s birdcage metaphor?

What is white double consciousness, as defined by Linda Alcoff, and why is it significant, in her view?

Why does David McClean think we need an “ethics of money and money-making”, and what does he mean by this phrase?

Answer 2 of the following 3 essay-style questions in 2-3 paragraphs per question. Please write “omit” in the text box for the question you wish to leave out. You are not expected to argue in favor of one position or another on these questions. Focus instead on explaining the specified concepts and arguments as clearly and as fully as you can in 2-3 paragraphs. Spend approximately 15 minutes per question. 25 points each.

What is marginalization, as a face of oppression?