Overview
- Play this interactive game SPENTLinks to an external site., here is the link for your convenience http://playspent.org/html/
- Watch the two videos below (Video 1 is 13 minutes, and Video 2 is 39 minutes of which you only have to watch the first 20 minutes) on the impacts social inequality
Video 1Links to an external site.
Video 2Links to an external site.
3. Answer the following questions:
- One paragraph: How do you feel after playing the game Spent? Did it change your perspective on poverty? (Or maybe it confirmed what you already know.)
- In two paragraphs, reflect on the two videos you just viewed. How does social class impact people's lives? What resources might they struggle to obtain? Does class stratification affect our life chances (future success), Explain. Reference specific examples from the videos provided above when responding to each of the questions and make sure to include timestamps. EXAMPLE: ...the part where the man talks about working three jobs (09:32s).
- One paragraph: How did you feel about the assertion in VIDEO #2 A Hidden America, that is harder for Americans to obtain a comfortable middle-class lifestyle? Do you agree or disagree? Explain.