SOC 203 Week 2 DQ 1 Education and Equality
SOC 203 Week 2 DQ 1 Education and Equality
The videos required for this discussion each touch on overlapping social problems. Although we will examine education, inequality, and race, each of which can be defined as a social problem or major component of larger social problems, the basis of our discussion is based on a simple argument:
a. Education is an effective tool in our efforts to build a more equitable society.
b. Therefore, equal educational opportunities must be available to all citizens.
In the video, Affirmative Action vs. Cultural Diversity, Tom Brokaw asks: “How do we remedy the historic mistreatment of deserving black Americans without punishing deserving white Americans today?”
Our efforts to address the problems of racial inequality have been centered in on one of our most important social institutions – education. While the schools of this country are a local place to focus these efforts, can we fix one problem without creating another?
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As always, we want more than your opinions. This question overlaps several chapters of our text, including an examination of education, race, and inequality. As such, we may see references to several chapters.
We should also see evidence of additional research, properly cited, in support of positions offered in our responses.
1. Who was disproportionately affected by the U.S. housing crisis?
Women
Hispanics
Students
Asian Americans
2. The U.S. Census is an example of a qualitative method of analysis.
True
False
3. Which of the following is NOT a method of qualitative analysis?
Interviews
Focus groups
Census
Observation
4. ALL BUT ONE of the following developed nations has more upward mobility than the United States:
Norway
Spain
Canada
France
5. According to the text, the difference between individual __________________ and a social problem depends on the societal condition reflected by the issue.
responsibility
capabilities
violations
deviance
6. In an attempt to completely understand a social problem, which theory might be best applied?
The Marxist Conflict Perspective
Weber’s Conflict Perspective
The Functionalist Perspective
A combination of theories should be applied.
7. Which type of interaction defines other groups as morally or intellectually inferior?
Defensive othering
Oppressive othering
Trading power for patronage
Boundary maintenance
8. What type of consumption reflects economic inequality and contributes to social inequity?
cultural
materialist
governmental
conspicuous
9. The symbolic meaning of gestures is culturally relative.
True
False
10. What allows us to distinguish a societal problem from an individual problem?
The sociological lens
The sociological imagination
Public issues debates
Personal testimonies