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Organizer
Curated OER

Social Inequality 11

For Students 9th - 12th
In this sociology worksheet, students complete 5 graphic organizers, investigate poverty and then read 2 pages of text pertaining to social inequality.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Contemporary Changes in the Distribution of Income and Wealth

For Students Higher Ed
In this Contemporary Changes worksheet, students look at a table (not provided) to answer questions about incomes of wage earners, then complete a graphic organizer about wealthy versus non-wealthy people.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Workplace Change and Class Formation

For Students Higher Ed
In this Workplace worksheet, students write about the main provisions of five acts which made modifications to the workplace, then answer several questions in short answer form.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Social Inequality 7

For Students 9th - 11th
In this sociology worksheet, students investigate workplace change and class formation as they respond to 6 short answer questions about the topic.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Social Inequality: Sociology

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive learning module on social inequality. Course examines inequality of race, gender, ethnicity and age. Students navigate through informational text, activities, assignments, review and assessment. Links to further reading and...
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Activity
Trinity University

Trinity University: Time and Social Inequality

For Students 9th - 10th
This site talks about gender roles in today's society. Provided is a chart showing percentages of men and women to different tasks like cleaning and cooking.
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Activity
Trinity University

Trinity University: Social Inequality

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site that explores social inequality. Includes tables and graphs to allow visual representations of the distribution of income and wealth. Also includes links to other sites.
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Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Patterns and Change: Disparities in Wealth and Development

For Students 11th - 12th
This collection of four learning modules looks at issues related to the unequal distribution of wealth and economic development. Examines how this is measured and presents student video assignments on this topic, followed by a discussion...
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Website
Other

Nccp: Who Are America's Poor Children? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basic facts regarding children in American who are living at poverty levels or below. The numbers of children in poverty appear to be increasing to almost 13 million. The sheet identifies which ethnic groups have the most...
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Website
Other

National Center for Law and Economic Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information on economic justice in the United States.
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Interactive
University of Richmond

Digital Scholarship Lab: American Panorama: Renewing Inequality

For Students 9th - 10th
For a quarter-century, the federal government provided funding for cities large and small to raze "blighted" or "slum" neighborhoods. Through these programs, cities displaced hundreds of thousands of families from their homes and...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: New Confidence

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wide Angle video looks at the reservations that a traditional Indian family had about their daughter taking a job in India's outsourcing industry.
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Website
Other

Inequality.org

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to teaching people about the potential problems with an increasingly unequal distribution of income. The site exposes greed and excess, and includes a variety of links.
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Article
Other

Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development: Gender: Early Socialization

For Students 9th - 10th
This topic looks at this socialization process and the factors that influence gender development and gender socialization in children.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: p.o.v. Flag Wars (Economic Competition Between Two Social Classes)

For Students 9th - 10th
A case study in different points of view about the process of gentrification. Explore what happens when new residents move into an older African-American neighborhood. Where realtors and buyers see run-down homes in need of...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Booker T. Washington

For Students 5th - 8th
Booker T. Washington was an African-American visionary. Read about his embrace of education as a way to lift up blacks in the racist South, but see how some of his views found opposition in the black community.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Fences" by August Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
The play "Fences" explores the complex relationships of a 1950s middle-class, African American family and how they deal with issues of financial hardship, infidelity, and insecurities. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 7-11) to pair...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Social in Equality Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This eight-questions quiz pertaining to social inequality.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Socioeconomic Status and Mental Illnesses

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-question quiz is based on the passage "Socioeconomic Status and Mental Illnesses."
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Nutrition

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage "Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Nutrition," and complete the related five-question quiz.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Examples of Discrimination in Society Today

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes some different types of discrimination and where they can be found.
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Website
University of Richmond

Renewing Inequality: Family Displacements Through Urban Renewal: 1955 1966

For Students 9th - 10th
This website uses graphics to explain the effects of family displacements through urban renewal resulting in renewing inequality.
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EL Education

El Education: And Justice for All

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students in 11th grade at Tapestry Charter High School created this project during a trimester-long study of constitutional rights and social justice in American history. The learning expedition centered around the question of whether...