POL105 Webinar – Exercise 1 by Miri Davidson https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao en-us 2021-12-13 22:39:09 UTC 2021-12-14 11:25:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946684293 The change from an agrarian society to an industrial one in the early 20th century lead to widespread inequality. 

]]> 2021-12-14 11:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946684293 The US has a higher level of income heritability compared to other countries. https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946685748 2021-12-14 11:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946685748 Upward Mobility https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946687336 European upward mobility generally has a higher frequency with countries like Greece enabling people born in low income to move up incomes easier compared to the US.]]> 2021-12-14 11:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946687336 Inequality https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946692325 Data from the 1990's found that a majority of black children in the US born into the centre of the middle class ended up with lower incomes than their parents.]]> 2021-12-14 11:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946692325 Due to barriers and discrimination in society, Black pocs and women recieved less chances to experience upward mobility. https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946696746 2021-12-14 11:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946696746 https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946697332 Alger and Adams perpetuating the idea of the "American dream", white male writers who were highly educated writing about their version of American without directly experiences much of US inequality ]]> 2021-12-14 11:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946697332 The two authors perpetuate ideas about an "American Dream", and contributed/birthed American attitutdes towards bootstrapping and a lack of belief in heritability as a factor in success https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946700178 2021-12-14 11:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946700178 https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946701059 Place of birth and race are key key factors.

]]> 2021-12-14 11:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946701059 mnoori https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946701545 The change in peoples education meant that people had less chances of reaching the top and this led to an income inequality gap.
Also with the ‘great divergence’ the inequalities in classes widened ]]> 2021-12-14 11:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946701545 mnoori https://padlet.com/mirikell/6prcpm9d0v8mcbao/wish/1946703247 During the civil rights movement it was clear that black people especially women of Color had no chance of reaching the top due to their race

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