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Why do you think most stereotypes are negative? Can you think of any positive stereotypes?
Why does conflict exist between African Americans and Latinos?
Warm-up:Can you hold a prejudice about a group without discriminating against that group? Why or why not? Why do you think most stereotypes are negative? Can you think of any positive stereotypes? Why does conflict exist between African Americans and Latinos? Objective:SWBAT compare the condition of American minorities with that of the white majority.
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Warm-up:Identify and define four patterns of assimilation. What is the difference between de jure and de facto segregation? Objective:SWBAT discuss the difference between prejudice and discrimination, as well as explain how the theoretical perspectives view racial inequalities.
Warm-up: 1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a minority? a. distinctive physical or cultural characteristics b. smaller in number than the majority c. dominated by the majority d. denied equal treatment e. a sense of collective identity 2. What is the difference between race and ethnicity? Between race and nationality? Objective: SWBAT discuss patterns of racial and ethnic relations. http://community.cc.com/Video/The-RWord/04CFAFFFF0002F1BD001701F9F26D?xrs=share_copy Warm-up:The Four Americas: Government and Social Policy Through the Eyes of America’s Multi-racial and Multi-ethnic Society is a report published by The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University examining public knowledge, values and beliefs on major issues and challenges facing our nation, such as race. It includes a survey asking people to respond to such questions as, "Do you think the average African American is better off, worse off, or as well off as the average white person in terms of jobs, education, housing and health care?" The report concluded that while minorities understand each other's real-life difficulties, "whites stand alone in their misperceptions of the problems facing minorities in America today." Do you agree? Are you surprised? What reasons might explain these attitudes? Objective:SWBAT describe what sociologists mean by minority, race, and ethnicity. Warm-up:Organize your notes. Clear your desk of everything except your notes and a pencil. When you are finished place your Scantron, Test, Notes in separate labeled piles on the counter by my desk. Objective:SWBAT demonstrate an understanding of terms and concepts related to Social Stratification.
Warm-up:1. What is the difference between absolute poverty and relative poverty? 2. Which of the following is not one of the major categories of poor people in the United States? a. children under 18 b. able-bodied men who refuse to work c. elderly people d. people with disabilities e. people who live alone or with non-relatives 3. Match the types of social mobility with the examples (vertical, horizontal, intergenerational): a. a restaurant waiter becomes a taxi driver b. an auto worker becomes a manager c. the daughter of a hairdresser becomes a college professor 4. Why is the United States not a completely open class system? Objective:SWBAT review terms and concepts related to Social Stratification. Test TomorrowWarm-up: Complete Economics, Power, Prestige Objective: SWBAT discuss social mobility in the United States. Social Stratification Test FridayWarm-up:Complete Social Class Exploration. Objective:SWBAT describe the measurement and extent of poverty in the United States.
Warm-up:How much is minimum wage? Do you think you could survive on minimum wage? Why or why not? Describe minimum wage earners from a social class perspective. Objective:SWBAT consider the problems faced by minimum wage earners by calculating a budget and analyzing livability.
Warm-up:Respond to the following: 4) Consider the pillow company CEO. He is already rich, so why is it in his interest to lessen income inequality? 5) Describe the “virtuous cycle” that created a strong middle class in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. 6) Explain the “vicious cycle” that leads to high inequality, a stagnant middle class and a debt crisis. Objective:SWBAT clarify and draw connections between economic and political trends as they relate to social class.
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Quote of the Day:“To help yourself, help others. Whatever good you do travels a circle and returns to you many times over- but remember, life isn't about what you get, it's about what you become.”
Dennis Gaskill Word of the Day:cognitive/adjective
definition: 1. Relating to the process of acquiring knowledge by the use of reasoning, intuition, or perception. 2. Having a basis in or reducible to empirical factual knowledge. “A Cognitive model for success.” Archives
May 2014
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