Critical Analysis 2:
Strangers and Friends

Elmo M Recio

SOC 210 - Race and Ethnicity
Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Drexel University

18 August 2000

Abstract:

In our second Critical Thinking Paper we will attempt a critical evaluation of Alan Peshkin's book, The Color of Strangers, The Color of Friends. This evaluation should include the following. First, what are the goals of the book, what is Peshkin trying to achieve? Second, does he succeed or fail to persuade you of his main arguments? Specifically, you might consider some of the following. How does Peshkin use the imagery of strangers and friends? Why is Riverview an interesting setting for a study on ethnic diversity? How does he see ethnicity operating in Riverview High School, its effects both on students academic lives and their social lives? Finally, there may be other issues you would like to touch on in this discussion, feel free to do so.