PURPOSE:
After reading Chapter 5: The Impacts of Social Class, please answer the following questions related to the chapter.
SKILLS:
Identify some impacts of social class on culture and communities.
KNOWLEDGE:
Understand the following key terms: socioeconomic status (SES), healthy inequality, distribution of resources, social determinants, and environmental health hazards.
Understand and reflect on some impacts of social class on culture and communities within the US and beyond, and within your lived experiences and experiences amongst others.
GRADING:
Details are listed below (see “Tasks”).
TASK:
After reading Chapter 5: The Impacts of Social Class, please answer the following questions:
1. Please define socioeconomic status (SES): (worth 2.5 points)
2. Please research, use lived experiences, or access areas of knowledge beyond the “classroom” to provide an example that speaks to how socioeconomic status relates to the distribution of social opportunities and resources (please write 2 paragraphs or more/5-7 sentences will constitute a paragraph): (worth 10 points)
3. Please research, use lived experiences, or access areas of knowledge beyond the “classroom” to provide an example of how socioeconomic status can be a significant determinant of an individual’s health outcome (please write 2 paragraphs or more/5-7 sentences will constitute a paragraph): (worth 10 points)
4. Please define health inequality: (worth 2.5 points)
5. What is a social scientific hypothesis that can help explain why low social economic status can be related to environmental health hazards? (worth 5 points)
6. In regard to socioeconomic status, please write 2 paragraphs or more (5-7 sentences will constitute a paragraph), relating your own socioeconomic status (low, middle, high, etc.) and how it might relate to personal experiences related to one of the following categories: mental health, family life, education, religion, politics, criminal justice, and community and environment. (worth 10 points)
