Curated OER
Social Inequality 11
In this sociology worksheet, students complete 5 graphic organizers, investigate poverty and then read 2 pages of text pertaining to social inequality.
Curated OER
Contemporary Changes in the Distribution of Income and Wealth
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.
Curated OER
Workplace Change and Class Formation
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.
Curated OER
Social Inequality 7
In this sociology worksheet, students investigate workplace change and class formation as they respond to 6 short answer questions about the topic.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Social Inequality: Sociology
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...
Trinity University
Trinity University: Time and Social Inequality
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.
Trinity University
Trinity University: Social Inequality
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.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Patterns and Change: Disparities in Wealth and Development
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...
Other
Nccp: Who Are America's Poor Children? [Pdf]
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...
Other
National Center for Law and Economic Justice
A wealth of information on economic justice in the United States.
University of Richmond
Digital Scholarship Lab: American Panorama: Renewing Inequality
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: New Confidence
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.
Other
Inequality.org
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.
Other
Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development: Gender: Early Socialization
This topic looks at this socialization process and the factors that influence gender development and gender socialization in children.
PBS
Pbs: p.o.v. Flag Wars (Economic Competition Between Two Social Classes)
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...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Booker T. Washington
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.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Fences" by August Wilson
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Social in Equality Questions
This eight-questions quiz pertaining to social inequality.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Socioeconomic Status and Mental Illnesses
This five-question quiz is based on the passage "Socioeconomic Status and Mental Illnesses."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Nutrition
Read the passage "Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Nutrition," and complete the related five-question quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Examples of Discrimination in Society Today
This article describes some different types of discrimination and where they can be found.
University of Richmond
Renewing Inequality: Family Displacements Through Urban Renewal: 1955 1966
This website uses graphics to explain the effects of family displacements through urban renewal resulting in renewing inequality.
EL Education
El Education: And Justice for All
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...