socy 100 discussion board

Discussion board #1 Should we raise the minimum wages to a living wages?

Discussion board #2   Essential Workers in a Pandemic

Discussion board # 3   The 1%

Should we Raise the Minimum Wage?

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Should we raise the minimum mage to a living wage?

There are significant disparities in income across the USA (and of course globally, but we’ll get to that after we cover social stratification in the USA). Please watch the following videos which visualize and discuss income inequality in the USA: What is the difference between the minimum wage and a living wage?What are your reactions to the videos?

• What do you think should be done about the minimum wage in relation to cost of living? Please explain your answer by developing your argument and provide a detailed response to this question. You can discuss Montgomery County specifically or use other examples across the country.

• Make sure to bring in sociological theories and concepts from the core and supplemental required materials.

For background information: the Fight for 15 campaign, among others, has been fighting to increase the minimum wage across the country

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Essential Workers in a Pandemic

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Sociologists theorize about the causes and justifications of inequalities in our societies. Functionalists, conflict theorists, and symbolic interactionists, take vastly different approaches to these issues. As we are increasingly seeing, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has really emphasized the stark inequalities that exist in the United States.

• Watch the two videos above and discuss at least two different forms of existing inequalities that have been amplified by the pandemic.

• What new inequalities can you identify as emerging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?
• Which theoretical approach do you think is best suited to understand this situation and the treatment of essential workers pre and post COVID-19? Explain your answer using sociological concepts and theories from the module materials.

The 1%

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Watch the following videos about the wealthiest Americans. Discuss what you learned and/or your opinions using 2 key concepts (bold the concepts in your response) from this module.