Fd Inequality videos and discussion (or EXPERIMENT!) No unread replies. No replies.
I'm giving you an
option
this time to either watch a video, read a chapter from a great book, or do your own experimental research! The experiment (see instructions at the bottom) will take significantly more time and effort.
200+ words, complete
with
class concepts
and
evidence from source.
+ TWO peerresponses
for online students
OPTION A: Inequality documentary viewing and response:
CHOOSE ONE of the following filmsto watch, and then answer the questions:
1. Which film did you choose, and whatdoes the film show of how inequality is experienced by the group(s) at the bottom of the stratification system?
2. What disadvantages does the film explain still keep social mobility closed for individuals within that group (and how do some manage it)?
3. How successfully have social policies including welfare, public education, anti-discrimination laws, and/or affirmative action, made society more equitable? Do you have any ideas for social structures that could be actively improved either by local communities or government?
Gender: What Stands in the Way of Women Being Equal to Men? (44min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayj9EVc2ZLI(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Sexuality: Stephen Fry's Out There p1 (59min)
https://youtu.be/IMPl25oraVc(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Race & Class:Two Nations of Black America (57min)
https://youtu.be/NEQSn3NiD0k(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Class: The Line (poverty USA) (44min)
https://youtu.be/zZxjb4gB93A(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Race: The Power of Illusion p3 (57min)
OPTION B: Read the attached chapter
from
Outliers: The Story of Success
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by Malcolm Gladwell(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and answer the following questions:
1. What does Gladwell mean when he says of the quote about Benjamin Franklin, ..."these kinds of personal explanations of success don't work."
2. a. What is the social structure in kids' hockey teams that creates an ascribed advantage for certain kids, and how do other structures lead them to even greater success as they grow up?
b. How does this relate to inequality in terms of ascribed status of class, racial/ethnic/nationality group, or gender? How do initial disadvantages affect future opportunities? What social policie
3.How successfully have social policies including welfare, publiceducation, anti-discrimination laws, and/or affirmative action, made society more equitable? Do you have any ideas for social structures that could be actively improved either by local communities or government?
OPTION C:
Experimental Research.
See if/how people respond differently
depending on the status label they place on you.
CHOOSE ONE oftwo variables:Either weardifferent clothes("professional" vs "sloppy/subcultural"); or partner up with someone of a
different racial group or gender(they don't have to be in the class).
Walk into at least
5 stores with each variation
(so there should be two separate interactions in each location: if putting on different clothes, leave an hour between; if working with a partner, just go in one at a time and don't let them see you together).
Browse
for a few minutes at every store,
buy something off the shelf
at one,
ask for something behind the counter or use a card
at one, and
hang out for a few minutes without buying
anything at another. Try to act exactly the same each time, as the only variable changing should be clothes or race/gender.
Take notes as soon as you leave each store, and summarize what you find, and any differences you notice, by answering the questions below.
1. How do people actwhen you enter and exit (words, facial expressions)?
2. How much do they pay attention to you as you are walking around?
3. How quickly do they serve you when you approach the counter?
4. Do they ask for an ID when you use a card or buy something that requires one (don't try to buy anything that is not actually legal for you to purchase!)?
5. Anything else that stands out?