USE SOURCES THAT I PROVIDE THE CONTEXT TOO.
Using the sociological arguments, data, and evidence we have studied so far this semester (not your personal opinions or experience), write an essay that answers the following questions:
How economically unequal is US society today? How and why has class inequality changed since the post-WWIl era? What factors limit social mobility and reproduce class inequalities across generations?
Why does this class stratification matter?
You must address all of these issues in order to get full credit for the essay. You must provide evidence in the form of data and citations from the course material to substantiate your points. Do not wander off into a discussion of your own personal opinions and experiences. You must not substitute an exploration of your own views for an engagement with the material we are studying.
Required sources
In answering this question, you must make use of:
a) the data and information presented in the films, The Global Assembly Line and Inequality for All;
b) the arguments and evidence presented in the readings by Putnam, Lareau, Anyon, and Chambliss;
c) the concepts presented in lecture notes on Globablization, Deindustrialization & the US Occupational Structure and Class, Stratification, & Social Mobility.
You are also free to use any of the other course materials.
You may only use the readings, films, and lectures covered in this course to write your essay.
DO NOT USE GENERATIVE AL PLEASEEEEE (such as ChatGPT) or go to About.com, Study.com, Wikipedia, or any other outside source to write your essay. Making use of non-class sources and/or plagiarism of any kind will result in a failing grade. Plagiarism will be reported to the college. You may use Grammerly.com