Social mobility in the United States exists but it can be constrained by deeply rooted structural inequalities

Overview

Assignment on inequality and mobility in the US

Social mobility in the United States exists, but it can be constrained by deeply rooted structural inequalities. Factors such as education, race, and family background play a decisive role in determining who can move up the social ladder. Raj Chetty is an American economist and William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He has used big data to study social mobility in the US.

Your task:

https://www.innovatingtogether.org/beyond-the-numbers-a-candid-conversation-with-raj-chetty-on-mobility-and-opportunityLinks to an external site.

Use link (above) to understand Raj Chetty’s research findings on Social Mobility in the US.

Prompt 1: Do you agree with Dr. Chetty’s conclusion that social mobility in the US varies greatly by race and place (6 points). Please note, you must use data from Dr. Chetty’s research or any other source to support your response. You can agree or disagree.

Prompt 2: Write about your/your family/ friend’s experience with social mobility (this is personal reflection). Does your personal experience align with key findings of Raj Chetty’s findings. (10 points)

Prompt 3: Respond to 2 posts. (4 points). Make sure you respond to 2 posts (identify name of the person you are responding to and main point that they are making – then respond)

How the assignment will be graded

Prompt	Meets all expectations	Meets partial expectation	Expectation not met
1 (6 points)	Response includes data to either agree or disagree with this prompt. If you agree use Dr. Chetty’s findings. If you disagree, find data/ research findings in support. Must include references (6 points)	Students take a stand with clear discussion either in support or disagreement. No supporting evidence (data/ research findings) (3 points)	Incomplete/inaccurate/ very brief response (0 points)
2(10 points)	This prompt is a personal reflection. Students present an original description of personal/ family experience in social mobility/ lack of social mobility. For full credit relates these experiences to Raj Chetty’s findings (10 points)	Students present an original description of personal/ family experience in social mobility/ lack of social mobility. No reference to key conclusions from Raj Chetty’s work. (5 points)	Incomplete/inaccurate/ very brief response (0 points)
3(4 Points)	2 posts identified with name and main idea. Meaningful response (4 points)	2 posts identified with name, but the response is superficial (2 points)	No response to posts (0 points)