Wealth Inequality and Race and Ethnicity Lecture Questions

November 28, 2022

Wealth Inequality and Race and Ethnicity Lecture Questions

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Wealth Inequality and Race and Ethnicity Lecture Questions

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Chapter 1: Social Problems

Oxford publishes the journal Social Problems. Go to the site: https://academic.oup.com/socpro (Links to an external site.). Find the journal and examine the table of contents over the past year. Review a few abstracts to get a sense of the topics.

Compare the kinds of problems in the articles with those explored in this text.

Then compare with those you think are of concern to most Americans.

And then compare with those of most concern to you personally.

Is the journal dealing with the issues of most concern based on the text, most Americans, and/or to you personally? Or none of the above?

In your opinion, why do you think this is? And what should the journal focus on and why?

Chapter 2: Wealth Inequality

Use the sites listed below to answer the prompt.

The U.S. Census Bureau offers regular reports and the latest data on poverty in the United States: https://www.census.gov/ (Links to an external site.).

The University of Wisconsin’s Institute for Research on Poverty offers a wealth of information, including a newsletter with reports from their researchers: http://ssc.wisc.edu/irp (Links to an external site.).

The Institute for Policy Research offers a variety of publications on poverty that can be downloaded for free: https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/index.html (Links to an external site.).

i.) TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) requirements vary from state to state.

Choose four (4) states and get information on their TANF programs.

Also, gather, if possible, any data on the effectiveness of the programs (numbers of people moved off welfare, numbers of those out of poverty, etc.).

Which of the program do you think is most effective? In which state or states would a poor person get the most help?

Hint: In the search engines on the sites, input ‘TANF.’

ii.) European nations tend to have lower poverty rates than the United States.

Investigate what various European nations are doing to alleviate poverty and ensure at least a minimally adequate income for all citizens.

Comment on the information you found and properly cite your sources.

How to cite:

How to cite a website, APA? https://www.scribbr.com/frequently-asked-questions/apa-in-text-citation-website/ (Links to an external site.)

How to cite the author(s), APA? https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/apaquickguide/intext (Links to an external site.)

Then compare this information to that of the U.S., concerning part (i. TANF). Expand on your answer(s) a bit.

Hint: In the search engines on the sites, input ‘Europe Poverty’ or ‘European Poverty.’

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Chapter 3: Race & Ethnicity

Use the following sites to answer the enclosed prompt:

Site of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, with the latest news on racial issues and various other resources: https://www.naacp.org/ (Links to an external site.).

Hint: In the search engine, try ‘African American and Asian American’; although students are encouraged to utilize any term in the search engines**

The U.S. Census Bureau site, with special reports and comprehensive statistics on racial and ethnic groups: https://www.census.gov/ (Links to an external site.).

Hint: In the search engine, try ‘African American contributions,’ ‘Asian American contributions,’ African American Inequality,’ ‘Asian American Inequality

Information on race problems throughout the world by Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/ (Links to an external site.).

Hint: In the search engine, try ‘African American,’ ‘Asian American.’

i.) Compare the situation of African Americans with that of Asian Americans. Gathering materials from sites for each of the groups.

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