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Chapter #2 - p. 36
Class
Objectives With the completion of textbook chapter #2 the participant will be able to
identify and explain the concept of social stratification and how it differentially affects microcultural groups in society
suggest plausible reasons to explain why social mobility is impossible for some groups of people
list/explain the three determinants of socio-economic status
explain why wealth/income is a significant predictor of one's future
explain and give examples of the "blaming the victim" as it relates to poverty and wealth.
explain the relationship of microcultural memberships to social stratification
explain the effect that ethnicity has on socioeconomic status
develop valid arguments that speak against academic tracking in schools
take a personal stand on issues of class and income as related to critical incidents in education
demonstrate an awareness of statistics and data related to poverty in America and children
Process PPP refers to a PowerPoint that you should be able to open with your computer [if you have the Power Point viewer].
Lecture. Socio-Economic Status PPP
Class and Poverty in Missouri
Critical Incidents
"Kirpan" p. 58
Power Point Viewer:
Power Point Viewer Notice the "download" button on the right side.
This download is for users who don't have Microsoft PowerPoint®; it allows them to view PowerPoint 95, 97, 2000, and 2002 presentations.
The PowerPoint Viewer 97 allows people who use PowerPoint to share their presentations with people who do not have PowerPoint installed on their computers. When you post presentations on the Internet, you can include the PowerPoint Viewer to expand your online audience to people who might not have PowerPoint, or to those with different versions. You can use this viewer to view files created in both PowerPoint for Windows® and PowerPoint for the Macintosh.
Textbook
Concepts/Words: Johnathan Kozol, equality, indigent, social stratification, underclass, working class, middle class, upper middle class, upper class, homogeneous, white-collar, blue collar
Internet Materials: Discussion Questions,
Critical Incidents
Poverty Threshhold: What does this term refer to? What does the US government consider to be the minimum amount of income for a family of five people in the year 2002? Use the following two webpages: Fall 2004. No assignment
What interpretation can be given to the chart describing poverty in 2001
Poverty Rates by Race, 2001 What interpretation can be given to this data?
Learn About Missouri Fall 2004 No Assignment
You do not have a specific assignment with the above webpage. You should, however, become generally acquainted with the data that the above pages can provide. Click on a county that you are familiar with. Briefly take a look at the majority of the types of data that is available. Pay particular attention to the link on the top right corner "School Report Card." Look at this. What is the purpose of this page? For future reference book mark this page on your computer. It will be useful for you when you enter the job market and want to compare one school district to another. In addition, the pages will give you the name and address of officials who do the hiring in a school district.
Missouri Kids Count DO Fall 2004 Items with **
Using the graphs that can be made with the above webpage, select three Missouri counties using Missouri plus Buchanan and Jackson county plus a county in the southeast and the southwest, develop a graph for the years 1998-2002 for these measures:
free lunch, **
dropout rate, **
birth to teenage mother, **
% of 18 year olds and younger in the poverty brackets and the % of children eligible for Medicaid. **
Print the the report and the map. [If you do not have access to a color printer, use a colored pencil with a key or a black line with a key to separate the counties.]
Now--- what does all this data mean? What interpretation can you make of the data that you see? Analyze, synthesize and then develop some generalizations or conclusions. Due Date 7 October
Map Interpretation: Do items with ***
Northwest | North Central | Northeast | Kansas City Metro | Central | St. Louis Metro | West Central | Lake Ozark - Rolla | Lower East Central | Southwest | Springfield |South Central | Boot heel| Missouri|
Census 2000 Missouri Median Household Income What area of Missouri has the lowest median household income?
***Census 2000 Missouri Poverty Which area of Missouri has the highest number people living in the poverty range?
Missouri Avg Age of Housing Which area of Missouri has the oldest housing? What does this information tell you about the region?
***Census 2000 Missouri Bachelors Degree or Above What are the five regions of the state that have the highest level of people with a bachelor's degree from college? Why?
***Census 2000 Missouri High School Degree or Above Generally speaking, which region of Missouri has the lowest number of people with a high school degree?
Review the chart Missouri Outcome Measures In what areas is Missouri doing well and how does Missouri compare to national levels? [This is what is known as a pdf computer file. On the bottom left corner you can adjust the percent to make the print larger.]
Cost of Living 4th Quarter 2002 What does this map tell us about the State of Missouri? How do we rank?
When we are trying to compare the standard of living possible in several areas of the country or state, we need to look beyond a comparison of dollar-for-dollar. Is $100 worth the same "here" as "there?" We need to look at hard data to determine if the costs are exactly the same to better understand the economic level of a region.
***Cost of living lets you compare two cities side-by-side in all the categories you need, such as taxes, housing, food, and other costs. The Cost of Living page relates to the CPI or Consumer Price Index. Each month the US government calculates the cost of the same "market basket" of goods and services all over the country. How can we use CPI to better judge poverty in Missouri if Maine? Let's say that your cost of living for one month is $100. This includes your rent, your medical care, your purchase of gasoline, your cost of food, etc. You are being offered a position that will pay you $100 per month. What you want to know is--- will I be able to have the same standard of living if I move? Let's use the Cost of Living calculator. NOTE: You may have to scroll down on this page or go beyond the "white" at the top to reach the point where you can do the above.
click on "cost of living" link from the above webpage
insert $100 or whatever figure you want to use
click on the states
open the window for cities and click on the cities that you are interested in
I am living in St. Joseph and will be moving to Pueblo, Colorado. The results that we have
are COL3 found at this page. Note that the "average" or the common number
throughout the country is 100. So anything lower than 100 tells me that as compared
to other places in the country, "this" is a relatively inexpensive place to live. Or the reverse
if the number exceeds 100.
***Compare the Cost of Living for the following cities. Which city will you need the most money in order to maintain the same standard of living that you now have in St. Joseph? [This should be written] DO FALL 2004
St. Joseph and Springfield, Missouri
St. Joseph and St. Louis
St. Joseph and Seattle
St. Joseph and San Francisco
OK--- what does this data tell us. We have to be cautious with what because of what? How does this all relate to your study of chapter #2?
Due Date 7 October
Two assignments due 7 October = total of 50 points.
