Overview
Prompt:
According to the class material on Modules 3 and 4: Inequality, Poverty and Development answer the following questions.
1. What are some methods for measuring poverty around the world?
2. How can you explain world inequality to someone who is unfamiliar with the topic? What are the key points and concepts they need to grasp?
3. What strategies exist to combat poverty and inequality on a global scale? Which one of these approaches do you consider most effective?
According to the article: Media Magic Making Class Invisible answer the following questions.
4. What assumptions do you have about members of different socioeconomic classes? Does Mantsio's discussion help you to understand the sources of these assumptions?
5. How do media representations influence our understandings of the sources of economic inequality? According to these representations, who is to blame for such inequality?