Social Stratification
This three-part system classifies Americans as upper, middle, or lower class, primarily using income, education, and occupation.
What is the traditional social stratification system in the U.S.?
The four stages of the U.S. policy process are formulation, legislation, implementation, and this final stage.
What is evaluation?
Groups at the lower end of social stratification are largely excluded from decision-making, a phenomenon termed this.
What is non–decision making?
Debbie Stabenow earned her MSW from this university before serving in Congress and the U.S. Senate.
What is Michigan State University?
This profession is one of the few that requires licensure in every U.S. state.
What is social work?
This group, characterized by wealth and control over resources, has a very high degree of influence on goals but relies on executives to control the means.
Who are the wealthy?
Universities and think tanks provide this type of intelligence to legislators to assess social conditions and prepare policy options.
What is technical or social intelligence?
In 2010, only about this percentage of the voting-age U.S. population voted in the national election.
What is 37.8 percent?
Kyrsten Sinema, an MSW, was endorsed by this PAC that supports pro-choice Democratic women candidates.
What is EMILY’s List?
This U.S. Representative earned an MSW and later became Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Who is Karen Bass?
Semi-skilled workers and civic organizations fall under this group, which has some control over how goals are realized due to solidarity.
Who are organized workers?
These organizations, sometimes ideologically liberal or conservative, maintain multidisciplinary staffs to prepare position papers and shape social policy.
What are think tanks?
Voter ID laws are argued to suppress the votes of these groups, who tend to support liberal candidates.
Who are socioeconomically disadvantaged racial minority groups?
Barbara Lee, an MSW, founded this type of center while completing her graduate studies.
What is a community mental health center?
Social workers are trained to view client issues through this framework, examining how systems impact individuals.
What is person-in-environment?
This subjugated group often earns minimum wage, uses welfare as a supplement, and can exhibit frustration and explosive behavior due to lack of control over their environment.
Who are the working/welfare poor?
At the federal level, committees and subcommittees handle legislative proposals, often relying heavily on these experts, who later often become lobbyists.
Who are congressional staff members?
This activist organization, founded by Stacey Abrams, helped Democrats win two Senate seats in 2020 by mobilizing voters.
What is Fair Fight?
Karen Bass, with an MSW from USC, achieved seniority on several committees and became Chair of this caucus.
What is the Congressional Black Caucus?
This performer proudly highlighted all Hispanic cultures, in hopes to bring respect and unity through music shared amongst multiple cultures.
Who is Bad Bunny?
Individuals who are illiterate, disabled, or otherwise unemployable belong to this group, characterized by limited mobility and retreat from social interaction.
Who are the underclass?
This type of “PAC” emerged after Citizens United v. FEC, allowing unlimited contributions and secret donors, often referred to as “dark money.”
What are super-PACs?
According to Jonathan Haidt, Americans prioritize six primary values. Four tend to favor conservatives, while these two favor liberals.
What are fairness vs. cheating and care vs. harm?
Sylvia Garcia combined her MSW with a JD to represent this Texas district in Congress, playing a key role in the impeachment of President Trump.
What is the 29th Congressional District (Houston, TX)?
This interactive, student-centered experience was created to address mental health disparities among Black boys and men by promoting healing, self-expression, identity exploration, and affirming representations of Black masculinity.
Hint: you can name just the event
What is an affirming mental health and identity-centered program for Black boys and men?