Binder Set Up Get out binder Make sure your name is written on the outside spine. Talk to Mr Best if you do not have a binder.

Binder Stuff Your binders stay in class You will store all notes and worksheets in your binders. You will often have to turn in stuff from your binder. When you do, you unsnap that page. When I’ve graded it, you snap it back in.

Unit 1 Modern Inequalities

Purpose To look into some equality problems still facing our society. To encourage empathy for and understanding of other people, other attitudes, and other points of view. To introduce some of the procedures and expectations we will use throughout the year.

Prejudice vs. Inequality? In your notebook, answer: What is the difference between prejudice and inequality?

What is Inequality? A situation where one group does not have: Equal Share Equal Opportunity Equal Treatment Equal Representation Equal Access

What is Prejudice? An opinion about other people. Not based upon previous experience with that particular person. Tied to the perceived belonging to a particular group.

Prejudice vs. Inequality Is every inequality bad? No Some inequalities are justified. Such as the fact that people who have committed murders are more likely to be in jail than those who have not. The problem is when inequalities are caused prejudicial treatment.

The Prejudice Residual Not all inequalities are based on prejudice. Parts of most inequalities can be explained by logical reasons. The trick is to find whether there is a part of that inequality that non-prejudiced reasons cannot explain. This is the prejudice residual.

Example: US Gender Wage Gap 20% less 27: education, children, region, occupation, government employment, part time vs full time. (14.9%) 39: female-to-male work ratios, education, experience, marital status, region, minority status, part time vs full time, union membership, gov jobs, industry (8.9%)

Icebergs Inequalities observations One way to think of think of prejudices is as an iceberg. Inequalities we can see and measure. Prejudices remain hidden. Possible Prejudices

Icebergs Inequalities Draw 3 total icebergs observations Possible Prejudices

Icebergs Draw 4 icebergs

Icebergs

Icebergs