Broad
Name 3 social problems
Lots of options: any kinds of disparities
What does it mean to live in poverty?
To live in poverty means not having enough money to meet basic needs like food, housing, clothing, and healthcare
Name some types of intelligences (hint: some of you said you were body-kinesthetic --sports)
interpersonal, intrapersonal, musical, linguistic, natural, spatial etc
What was one theme we saw for all the wars we discussed in class a couple weeks ago?
Land conflict
How is poverty distributed in America?
Lot of poverty in central America, less on the coasts
Where are better school districts usually found
In wealthier neighborhoods
What is sociology?
The study of society, social relationships, and institutions.
Explain the American dream
Immigrants come to America with the idea that if they work hard, they can build the American dream for their children to lead a better life
What are the 2 types of tax that go into funding school districts
Property tax and income tax
What are some barriers to finding a job?
Do you have the qualifications, work experience, degree needed, need to make time with other commitments, discrimination, competitive job market
Sociologists examine social phenomena at three levels: individual, community, and societal. These are called micro, meso, and _______.
Macro
Explain redlining and how it relates to poverty today.
In the 1930s-1960s, banks didn't give out loans for "high risk" communities. These were mostly black and POC neighborhoods. Less investment in these neighborhoods means they didn't rise in money value the way other neighborhoods did
Are men or women more likely to be enrolled in college in the US as of now?
Women (although men were more likely before the 1970s)
List 3 barriers women may face to working (US or in other countries).
Needing to marry young, families may not pay for education, having children young, needing to take of the house, illegal to work/study in some countries
How do you define the sociological imagination?
Connection between personal experiences and larger social forces and history (public issues) (ex:Bad grades in school could be because a students isn't working hard, but it can also be bad teachers/have to work at the same time, etc).
What are structural causes of poverty?
Housing shortages, lack of transportation, discrimination, low wages
Give 2 examples for why college might be important/useful for someone, and 2 reasons for why it might not be.
Useful: need a degree to get a specific job, need connections, if tuition is cheap/scholarships and you don't lose too much by going, etc.
Not useful: If the career you want doesn't require a degree, if all options put you in lots of debt, if you have other commitments that are more important (ex: working)