Differentiate between open and closed stratification systemsDistinguish between caste and class systemsUnderstand meritocracy as an ideal system of stratification
In this lab, students will learn how to describe their day and their actions. They will also learn how to explain the reason behind the action. Students will learn how to ask questions about a classmate's day and will be able to answer the question.
As we live in the aftermath of the Financial Crisis of 2008, there are renewed questions about the nature of the economic system—capitalism—within which we live. What are its benefits and drawbacks? Why does it garner both so much opposition and support? What are its moral, economic, social and political implications? Is it even a “system”? How has capitalism played out in different historical moments and regions of the world? This class addresses the question “what is capitalism?” from a social scientific point of view, rather than a classical economic one.
In this lab, students will learn how to describe their day and their actions. They will also learn how to explain the reason behind the action. Students will learn how to ask questions about a classmate's day and will be able to answer the question.