Analyze the process by which Conley learned those dynamics through social institutions such as family and school and the social practices and discourses associated with those institutions.

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Honkey by Conley, Dalton

Topic: In class we have discussed Conley’s personal encounters with these dynamics as presented in the book. In this paper you are to analyze the process by which Conley learned those dynamics through social institutions such as family and school and the social practices and discourses associated with those institutions. How did these institutional processes and the cultural knowledge they conveyed shape Conley’s understandings of race and class? How did those institutions shape Conley’s identity and social status? Be sure to support your assertions with evidence from the book (examples and quotations).

Analysis. To address this question adequately, you will need to spend some time on analysis and organization before you begin to write. You will need to identify the structures, institutions, and practices you will focus on; examine the part each played throughout the book; and relate them to Conley’s adult life.

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Running head: RACE AND CLASS

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Conley’s Encounters with Race and Class
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Conley’s encounters with Race and Class

Introduction
Race and Class are some of the issues that characterize the structure of American society.
For a country that has a spectacular history of racial segregation such as the United States, it is
natural that many people will have a wide range of experiences. In almost all aspects of life in
America, there are elements of race and class-related issues which individuals may experience.
In Honky, Conley provides an in-depth description of his experiences with the tin issues of race
and class and the extent to which they affected his life. Conley was white, but he lived in an
environment where most of the residents were African American and Hispanics. As he grew up,
Conley realized that he enjoyed some privileges in his society which neither the blacks nor the
Hispanics could access. Conley describes his early childhood life as an experiment due to the
fact that there was a perception that he came from a good family which was living in a bad
neighborhood. The environment in which a child is brought up affects the psychological
development of the child in many ways. The factors surrounding Conley’s early life affected
him in numerous ways. Most importantly, the institutions of family and school played an
important role in shaping Conley’s perception of race and class in society.
How institutional processes and the cultural knowledge shape Conley’s understandings of
race and class and how those institutions shape Conley’s identity and social status
Conley was brought up in a family that lived in an area which had a significant number of
African American and Hispanic Communities. Since he also went to school within the same
environment, it was also realistic that a significant number of students came from the two racial
groups. The social institutions of family and school play significant roles in the development of

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any human being. It is from these two institutions that individuals develop their virtues, and thus,
they are critical in the development of any...


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