Questions to think about for your summary of Chapter 10:
Define race and ethnicity.
What do we mean by the term minority?
Define prejudice and how it affects inequality.
How do stereotypes develop and what social purpose do they serve?
Give a conflict theorist analysis social inequality and how would a structural functionalist analyze social inequality?
Why are the poor more subject to health concerns than the middle class?
How does equality of health care affect equality of opportunity?
How does racism, gender prejudice and poverty affect ones psychological health?
Is it possible for non whites to assimilate into a white society economically, socially and/or politically?
Does poverty lead to a sense of being out of control of one’s personal life?
Questions to think about for your summary of Chapter 10:
Define race and ethnicity.
What do we mean by the term minority?
Define prejudice and how it affects inequality.
How do stereotypes develop and what social purpose do they serve?
Give a conflict theorist analysis social inequality and how would a structural functionalist analyze social inequality?
Why are the poor more subject to health concerns than the middle class?
How does equality of health care affect equality of opportunity?
How does racism, gender prejudice and poverty affect ones psychological health?
Is it possible for non whites to assimilate into a white society economically, socially and/or politically?
Does poverty lead to a sense of being out of control of one’s personal life?
Why do we have homeless people in such a rich society and do they have a chance for upward mobility?Why do we have homeless people in such a rich society and do they have a chance for upward mobility?
