Social Class System. Created by Heather Thompson Erik Will Joe Miller Mike Yane.
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Social Class System Social Class System
Transcript of Social Class System. Created by Heather Thompson Erik Will Joe Miller Mike Yane.
Social Class SystemSocial Class System
Created by
Heather Thompson
Erik Will
Joe Miller
Mike Yane
EDS 301-02EDS 301-02
Diversity Technology LessonDiversity Technology Lesson
American HistoryAmerican History
Eleventh GradeEleventh Grade
Socioeconomic DiversitySocioeconomic Diversity
*Objectives**Objectives*
-The students, given proper instruction, will -The students, given proper instruction, will visually and auditory recognize the visually and auditory recognize the differences in social class in societydifferences in social class in society
-The students will come up with their own -The students will come up with their own ideas on how to solve social inequalityideas on how to solve social inequality
-Students will demonstrate tolerance for -Students will demonstrate tolerance for citizens of other socioeconomic statuscitizens of other socioeconomic status
Suggested Suggested WebsitesWebsitesLinks to knowledgeLinks to knowledge
ERIC DigestERIC Digest DiscussesDiscusses Links of poverty and Links of poverty and
low school low school performanceperformance
How many children How many children are affectedare affected
Does financial equity Does financial equity mattermatter
The Victorian WebThe Victorian Web ContainsContains Social class Social class
structurestructure Economic structureEconomic structure Political HistoryPolitical History ReligionReligion PhilosophyPhilosophy
National Low Income National Low Income Housing CoalitionHousing Coalition
Available Available News releasesNews releases Congressional Bill Congressional Bill
informationinformation Policy guidesPolicy guides Advocacy Advocacy
informationinformation
Southern Poverty Law Southern Poverty Law CenterCenter
Links toLinks to Issues of race and Issues of race and
povertypoverty Positive change Positive change
possibilitiespossibilities Searchable lesson Searchable lesson
plan databaseplan database
National Center for National Center for Homeless EducationHomeless Education
Community Community AwarenessAwareness
ActivitiesActivities ResourcesResources Promoting Promoting
UnderstandingUnderstanding Case Studies and Case Studies and
EducationEducation
ActivitiesActivitiesWhat will students actually do to What will students actually do to
learn?learn?
Family BudgetsFamily Budgets Students form into groups of two.Students form into groups of two. Each receives a list of bills to pay and pay Each receives a list of bills to pay and pay
for employment.for employment. Several different budgets, some more some Several different budgets, some more some
less.less. Students interact to pay bills and receive Students interact to pay bills and receive
wages from each other.wages from each other. Show how misunderstanding is createdShow how misunderstanding is created
Poverty StereotypesPoverty Stereotypes View video “Shelter-View video “Shelter-
boy” boy” Discuss stereotypes of Discuss stereotypes of
homeless peoplehomeless people Discuss causes of Discuss causes of
homelessnesshomelessness
The Great DepressionThe Great Depression View video on the View video on the
Great DepressionGreat Depression Discuss how people Discuss how people
became impoverishedbecame impoverished Discuss our own Discuss our own
possible choices in possible choices in that situationthat situation
On Site VisitOn Site Visit Visit a homeless Visit a homeless
shelter or urban slum shelter or urban slum or rural Appalachian-or rural Appalachian-type settlement type settlement
Students must write a Students must write a paper detailing what paper detailing what they have seen and they have seen and their reaction to ittheir reaction to it
The Status GameThe Status Game Each student is Each student is
randomly selected into randomly selected into one of five statuses one of five statuses high to lowhigh to low
Students play a Students play a modified Monopoly modified Monopoly game where the rules game where the rules are different for each are different for each groupgroup
Diversity in Class Lesson Diversity in Class Lesson
Who you are,Who you are,
Who you might have been,Who you might have been,
Who you will be…Who you will be…
Class in Medieval PeriodClass in Medieval Period
Class was divided into Class was divided into 3 categories3 categories– Nobility: those who fightNobility: those who fight– Clergy: those who prayClergy: those who pray– Peasants: those who Peasants: those who
workwork
What status would you What status would you have if you had lived have if you had lived back then?back then?
Industrial RevolutionIndustrial Revolution
Class was broken into Class was broken into two categoriestwo categories– Capitalists (bourgeoisie): Capitalists (bourgeoisie):
the ownersthe owners
– Proletariat: the workersProletariat: the workers
Who named the two Who named the two classes and thought classes and thought they would always have they would always have conflict?conflict?
<click the picture to find out><click the picture to find out>
Modern EraModern Era
Social status and Social status and economic status are economic status are two variables in finding two variables in finding socio-economic statussocio-economic status
Social StatusSocial Status
Based on your …Based on your …– Social capitalSocial capital– HabitsHabits– ValuesValues– EducationEducation
Economics 101Economics 101
Status is divided into Status is divided into five categories by five categories by yearly earningsyearly earnings– PoorPoor– WorkingWorking– MiddleMiddle– Upper MiddleUpper Middle– WealthyWealthy
MobilityMobility
Socio-Economic Socio-Economic status is status is changeablechangeable– What your parents What your parents
are only tells you are only tells you what your status what your status starts as. You can starts as. You can raise your level if raise your level if you want to.you want to.
