“Strike up a conversation with someone—stranger or friend—specifically asking her or his opinion on identity politics or “political correctness.” (You may or
may not choose to tell this person you are doing this for a class assignment.) Afterward, analyze her opinions with a sociological imagination, paying special
attention to how her beliefs rely on certain assumptions about racial domination. How does she conceive of identity politics or “political correctness”? On
what assumptions about the nature of social reality do her opinions rest? To what extent do you agree or disagree with her positions?“