Sociology The American Dream Video Discussion

Assignment

• Often the argument is made that people can be economically successful/secure in the US if they “just work hard enough.”  From what you learned in the chapter and the American Dream video, how realistic is this belief?  
• If someone made a comment about the poor being poor because they don’t work hard enough, what would you tell her/him from the chapter and the video to give provide a more accurate understanding about success, poverty, and mobility?

Preparation

1. The American Dream is the aspirational belief in the US that all individuals are entitled to the opportunity for success and upward social mobility through hard work.
2. Read Chapter 8, Stratification and Social Mobility in the US, in your text.  
3. Watch this video on Social Mobility and the American Dream.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iHp2zdZL-Zubt6CTpIGLFfaSB3lQziQ2/view