Write a research question about inequality

Pt. I: Write a research question about inequality (10 pts)

 

Column A – Types of Inequality                   Column B – Areas of Inequality

 

socioeconomic (income and wealth)                food insecurity

 

race/ethnicity                                                      employment

 

gender                                                                 healthcare

 

sexuality                                                              mental health

 

housing

 

education

 

political participation

 

 

 

Choose one type of inequality (column A) and one area of inequality (column B)  and write your research question in this format:

 

How does type of inequality (A) affect area of social life (B)?

 

Examples:

 

How does socioeconomic status affect housing?

 

(Here you are asking things like how people’s income/wealth influences what type housing they have, what type of neighborhood they live in, whether the housing is affordable, whether the housing is safe and healthy.)

 

How does race/ethnicity affect healthcare?

 

(Here you are asking things like how people’s race/ethnicity affects their access to healthcare, if they have high rates of particular health problems, the quality of their healthcare, their healthcare beliefs, etc.)

 

How does sexuality affect employment?

 

(Here you are asking things like how a people’s sexual orientation affects their opportunities for employment, their treatment in the workplace, their chances of being promoted, etc.)

 

Start a document and title it “Inequality Project.” Write your research question and name at the top and submit the document.

 

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