Objectives
By the end of the module, you will be able to…
- Identify the three theories of Economic Inequality (Conflict Theory, Functionalism, & Symbolic Interactionism)
- Discuss the four theories of poverty
- Differentiate between deficiency theories of poverty and structural theories of poverty
- Examine poverty through the lenses of innate inferiority, cultural inferiority, Institutional discrimination, and the political economy of society
- Evaluate the explanatory power of the above-mentioned theories of poverty
- Define income and wealth
- Examine the various and often conflicting explanations for income and wealth disparities
- Discuss the cause of the racial wealth gap in American society
- Examine the mechanisms, policies, and practices that perpetuate wealth inequality
- Identify the three mechanisms through which banks impede non-whites access to homeownership
- Evaluate the 3 structural causes of poverty
- Explore the relationship between race and poverty
- State and explain the 3 reasons why inner-city poverty became more severe and concentrated in the late 20th century
- Discuss poverty on American Indian Reservations
- Define and explain segmented assimilation theory
- Explore how poverty impacts immigrants, the second generations, and the third generations
- Examine racial discrimination in the labor market
- Define the concepts of split-labor market and homosocial reproduction
- Define environmental racism and environmental justice
- Examine Flint Michigan’s water crisis as an example of environmental racism
To Do
- Read: Thio: Theories of Economic Inequality
- Read: Desmond: Race & Economics
- Watch: Theories of Poverty Video Lecture
- Watch: Race, Ethnicity, & Economics Video Lecture Part 1
- Watch: Race, Ethnicity, & Economics Video Lecture Part 2
- Watch: Race, Ethnicity, & Economics Video Lecture Part 3
- Watch: Tim Wise Video: On White Privilege
- Watch: Youtube Video: Wealth Inequality in America
- Read: Bullard: Environmental Justice in the 21st Century
- Read and Listen To: Environmentalism-Flint’s Water Crisis
- Read and Listen To: The Racist Roots of Flint’s Water Crisis
- Read and Listen To: Racial Demographics and Pollution Levels
- Participate on Job Discrimination Discussions
- Complete and Review Module 3 Study Guide
- Take Quiz (29 questions)
Deliverables
1. Job Discrimination Discussion Posts
In this module, we discussed the various ways that people of color are discriminated against in the labor market, particularly when trying to obtain employment. These forms of discrimination include but are not limited to, racial discrimination based on name, racial discrimination based on address, discrimination based on the intersection of race and criminal record, racial and ethnic considerations in the way society values jobs, interpersonal racism, homosocial reproduction, etc. Choose 2 ways that racial and ethnic minorities are discriminated against in the labor market and propose and explain 2 practices and / or policies to combat these forms of discrimination. You must start 1 thread and respond to 3 classmates.
– 3 peer responses
2. Module 3 Quiz
Discussion Boards (5)
You will participate in 5 discussions related to course topics. A new question will be posted to the discussion board each week covering that week’s assigned readings, videos, podcasts, and topics. You will be expected to post 1 initial response to the question and comment on at least 3 other classmate’s posts. The initial response should be about 2 paragraphs. Each comment should be about 1 paragraph in length.
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