Soc Day 42 - "Use of Global Poverty" Discussion

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:  You can earn extra credit for attending and participating the "Great Decisions" discussion series.  Please see the email I sent last week for details.  If you would like to come to any of the discussions, please let me know so that I can add you to the Schoology group.

Objective:  Define stratification as a sociological concept.

Task:  Happy April Fool's Day!  When you arrive to class, please move the desks into a circle in preparation for our discussion on global stratification.  After the discussion, we'll review essential concepts of stratification.

Article Discussions - Article summaries & questions are due in Schoology dropbox by 3:00 the day BEFORE your discussion (example: Students leading the "Moving Up" discussion on 3/17 should have work posted in Schoology by 3:00 on 3/16)

• Friday, April 1 - "Uses of Global Poverty" -  Rachel, Faith, Devin, Katie, Billy

Extending class discussion:

• "Park Avenue: Money, Power, & the American Dream" (available for streaming through 11/5/2019)
• World Poverty Quiz (Local Engagement Against Poverty)

Homework:

• TODAY - "Uses of Global Poverty" summary & discussion questions due in Schoology by 3:00 pm
• Thursday, March 31 - GDDS "The Future of Kurdistan"
• Friday, April 1 - "Uses of Global Poverty" discussion circle
• Tuesday, April 5 - Sociopoly - extended class w/ pizza party
• Thursday, April 7 - GDDS "International Migration"
• Wednesday, April 13 - GDDS "Korean Choices"
• Thursday, April 21 - GDDS "The UNs Post 2015 Development Agenda and Leadership"
• Thursday, April 25 - GDDS "Climate Geopolitics"
• Tuesday, May 3 - GDDS "Cuba & the US"