Contemporary Drug Problems 37/Fall 2010

Quiz Essay IVThis week’s quiz essay reading is perhaps the most challenging literature youwill read this term. I have assigned Peralta’s (2010) "Raced andgendered reactions to the deviance of drunkenness: A sociological analysis ofrace and gender disparities in alcohol use" for a variety of reasons. First andforemost, it is an excellent example of sociological research on social deviance.Secondly, I hope that it will begin to stimulate your thinking toward thethemes of upcoming readings on race and gender.What You Should Do1.Read Chapter 6 from your textbook on social deviance.2.Read the above introduction to this quiz if you have not yet done so. Itwill tell you generally where my interests lie in assigning this reading.3.Print out and read Peralta’s 2010 article titled "Raced andgendered reactions to the deviance of drunkenness: Asociological analysis of race and gender disparities in alcoholuse." Because this article may be somewhat difficult, it is imperative thatyou take notes as you move through the article. It will actually save youtime in the end. The article can be found in the eReserves link following thepath: Content/Course Resources/eReserves/eReserves.4.After you have read the article, write an essay in which you address thefollowing: a) what is the "time out" hypothesis and how does Peralta’sresearch refine it? b) briefly summarize what you feel to be Peralta’s mostimportant findings as they relate to differences between and among Blacksand Whites, men and women? c) finally, explain what is "sociological"about the research and findings?5.Spell-check, grammar-check and edit your essay and then submit it theassignments folder.