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Go to the following website and listen to Elna Baker's 16-minute segment of the This American Life podcast entitled, "Babies Buying Babies." The podcast is streaming for free and is available at: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/347/matchmakers?act=3

As you listen to the podcast, jot down specific elements of the story that address issues of social class, race, and gender.

Consider how race, class, and gender emerged in the toy store. How does each dimension of stratification emerge in the story? Begin by discussing and analyzing each dimension in relative isolation. Also consider the role of the employees, the customers, and the structure and culture of the toy industry itself. Next, tie all three strands together to discuss how race, class, and gender do not work in isolation, but instead intersect in powerful and meaningful ways. Draw specific links as to how they work in tandem with one another in the real world. Finally, think about the significance of the story. What does it tell you about sociological understandings of race, class, and gender? How does intersectionality lead to a fuller, more nuanced analysis of the power each dimension has in the real world?