Select a specific time period from this week’s readings: colonial Latin America, 19th-century postcolonial Latin America, or present-day Latin America.Consider specific events of the selected time period with respect to the following:

• Gender and ethnicity
• Access to power
• Economic stratification
• The ability of groups to be a part of the social structure and effect change

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses Latin American social structure in your selected time period.

• Contrast the types of hierarchical social structures found in Latin American in the time period selected.
• Explain the relationship between at least one economic and gender or ethnicity indicator in Latin America.
• Explain how socioeconomic conditions prompted the changes in social structures.
• Describe the differences between peaceful and violent changes in Latin American social structures.
• Compare Latin American attitudes to similar social systems elsewhere at the time.
• Describethe interplay of gender, ethnicity, and economic standing as a force in social change.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.