Does the U.S. have an open or a closed system in terms of upward mobility?

What is social mobility? Does the U.S. have an open or a closed system in terms of upward mobility?
What is the status of poverty in the United States? Who are the poor? Draw appropriate information from the textbook.
How do the three major sociological perspectives explain social inequality in the United States?
Chapter. 9 Race and Ethnic Stratification

What is meant by the social construction of race? Include your impressions from the PBS research, Race: The Power of an Illusion. (The link is posted under this Module.)
How do the major three sociological perspectives (i.e. functionalist, Conflict and symbolic interactionist) view racial or ethnic stratification in the United States?
Chapter 10. Stratification of Gender and Sex and Sexuality

What is the glass ceiling? How prevalent is it in the United States today?
Compare and contrast the feminist and conflict views of stratification by gender.

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