Sociology
Choose one of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing topics to write about. You essay should be typed, spellchecked, etc. 4-6 pages. Plagiarized essays will receive a failin" rel="nofollow">ing grade. Each essay should in" rel="nofollow">include in" rel="nofollow">information
from the listed article.
1. Describe the barriers to social mobility in" rel="nofollow">in American society. Why are children born wealthy so much more likely to die wealthy than children born in" rel="nofollow">in poverty? Do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink this is a problem
or concern? Why or why not? What do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink we can do as a nation to improve social mobility?
https://www.theatlantic.com/busin" rel="nofollow">iness/archive/2015/07/america-social-mobility-parents-in" rel="nofollow">income/399311/
2. Discuss the possibility of payin" rel="nofollow">ing reparations for slavery in" rel="nofollow">in the United States. Why might the descendants of slaves be owed money? What are the arguments for and again" rel="nofollow">inst reparations? Where
do you stand on the issue and why? How else might the country deal with the legacy of slavery and segregation?
Ta-Nehisi Coates: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazin" rel="nofollow">ine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/
3. Women now outnumber men in" rel="nofollow">in college, graduate, and professional programs. What impact do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink this change will have on families and on gender roles in" rel="nofollow">in American society? How might men
and women act differently 20 years from now?
Hanna Rosin" rel="nofollow">in-- http://www.theatlantic.com/magazin" rel="nofollow">ine/archive/2010/07/the-end-of-men/308135/