Answer the question from chapter 8 through 11 using the following book and only the book to answer the questions.
Inequality: A contemporary approach to race, class, and gender
Authors: Lisa A. Keister; Darby E. Southgate
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print ISBN: 9781108832205, 1108832202
eText ISBN: 9781108945486, 1108945481
Edition: Second
Published: 2022
Chapter 8 (choose one, i.e., answer either 1 or 2, worth 1 pt)
1. Are modern societies really open stratification systems? Why or why not? (minimum 80 words). After explaining, design a research study that would allow you to test your answer. Make sure you clearly state how the study allows you to test your answer to the first part of this question (minimum 100 words).
2. Recall the difference between intergenerational and intragenerational mobility. Use the tables in Chapter 8 to decide which is more common. Why do you think you see the patterns that you observe? (minimum 180 words).
Chapter 9 (choose one, i.e., answer either 3 or 4, worth 1 pt)
3. What should be the overarching goal of the US education system? In your answer, consider the two goals of “forming well-rounded individuals” and “obtaining a job,” stating which of the two is more important and for whom. (minimum 120 words).
4. How would public funding of higher education in the US affect the nation? What are the potential pros and cons? Draw references to the John Oliver Last Week Tonight video segment on student loans. (minimum 120 words).
Chapter 10 (answer question 5 worth 1 pt)
5. Gender roles are social constructions. Discuss how these roles are defined differently for different groups in images and portrayals in the media, specifically how masculinity and femininity are presented. (minimum 120 words).
Chapter 11 (answer question 6, worth 1 pt)
6. Discuss how the increase in the number of people who identify as Latinx and Asian affect white privilege. In your answer, reflect on how white privilege was obtained. (minimum 120 words).
