soc 130 racial hanaa

Overview

Write 5 paragraphs answering the following questions:

• What is the "racial wealth gap?" Describe the extend of racialized wealth inequality in the US.
• Is racialized wealth inequality a social problem in the USA? Why? Are you using an objective or subjective definition of a social problem?
• Explain the historical roots of the wealth inequality between African-Americans and White-Americans.
• How does racialized wealth inequality relate to other racial inequalities in the USA?
• Identify and explain 2 ways of reducing the racial wealth gap.

You must use a minimum of 3 of the following sources of information:

• What is Systemic Racism? : The Wealth GapLinks to an external site.
• The Wealth Gap: NetflixLinks to an external site.
• Racial Wealth Gap May be a Key to Other InequitiesLinks to an external site.
• Wealth Inequality has widened along racial, ethnic lines since the end of the Great RecessionLinks to an external site.
• Black and Hispanic Americans fall out of the Middle-classLinks to an external site.
• The Racial Wealth GapLinks to an external site.
• Historical Reasons for the Wealth GapLinks to an external site.
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• White-only Suburbs in CaliforniaLinks to an external site.
• The racial wealth gapLinks to an external site.
• Land and the Roots of the Racial Wealth GapLinks to an external site.
• Native Americans and the Homestead ActLinks to an external site.
• Massacres in US History
• The case For ReparationsLinks to an external site.
• The case of reparations: revisitedLinks to an external site.
• The Case of Reparations: RevisitedLinks to an external site.

Grading criteria:

• • • • Students can gain up to 5 points per paragraph written, and 5 points for the bibliography (list of sources consulted).
      • Each paragraph must answer one of the questions.
      • Each paragraph must demonstrate that the student completed the required readings and videos. Each paragraph must contain a direct reference or quotation to some of the required readings.
      • Each paragraph must be original, using student's own work and ideas.
      • A complete list of used-sources must be included after the 5 paragraphs. Sources must be listed using APALinks to an external site. or ASALinks to an external site. format.