Select one of the following questions.
1. Analyze the different findings of the “John v. Jennifer’ study for a reader who has never encountered this experiment before. How does Allan Johnson’s concept of “patriarchy” as a “system” help
readers understand different elements of the study (and related issues of gender inequality) that you have learned about? What are some of the historical roots of this issue? In the conclusion of
the paper, explain the significance of your analysis and offer one possible solution to address the study’s findings.

2. Analyze the Supreme Court’s recent legal changes to the 1965 Voting Rights Act for a reader who has never read about this issue before. How does the concept of “racial formation” — as well as
Allan Johnson’s understanding of a “system” — help readers understand the different elements of the issue? What are the historical roots of it? What tensions or contradictions are present?