Paper 2

During the first half of the semester, we discussed the sociocultural, economic, and political norms and institutions that undermine women's prospects. This foundation offered us a way to examine why women are more easily commodified--both at home and abroad--exploited by sex trafficking, prostitution, export industries, and pornography. Remember in completing your paper that these are global issues and your points should reflect this reality.

1) Using the readings and media from class to support your points, identify and explain what you think are the three most significant factors causing women to be commodified. To clarify, think about what causes women to be objectified and, consequently, to become economic commodities. Then use the forms of exploitation we discussed (sex trafficking, prostitution, sweatshop labor, and pornography) to support your reasons with examples from the readings/media.

2) Identify and explain what you think are the three biggest barriers that hinder addressing the commodification of women. Again, support your points with evidence from the readings/media to discuss these points.

Be sure to follow the Standard Format for Written Work laid out in your course syllabus.

If I were writing this paper, I would be certain to thoroughly support each point with a variety of examples. I would also go back and look at comments from Paper 1 to make sure I address those issues.

You have a 1250 word (about 4 1/2 pages) limit for this assignment. If you exceed this limit, you will lose 10% from your grade for each block of up to 50 words, so grading would begin at 90%. List your word count at the end of your paper.

This assignment is due to Canvas, no later than the end of final exam time at 12:10 pm on Thursday, 12/13/16. Late papers will only be accepted until 11:59 PM Thursday, December 13 with a penalty 10%. This assignment is worth 20 points.

IMPORTANT: Save the file as your last name, paper 2, like this: Weir, Paper 2, or you will lose 2 points.

ALSO IMPORTANT: Submit Paper 2 as a Word file only or I will not be able to grade your paper and you will receive a zero.