Assignment: The Great Divergence Paper
1. Why was the 1945-1973 era a golden age? How did WWII shrink income inequality?
2. What is income heritability? Why has US upward mobility slowed since the 1970's?
3. How has women's increased presence in the labor force both aided and destabilized middle class households?
4. How does Timothy Noah believe immigration has influenced the Great Divergence?
5. How has the slowdown of gains in educational attainment affected increasing inequality?
6. What distinguishes manufacturing offshoring from the offshoring of services in terms of their impact on inequality?
7. What is social equality? How is it different from income inequality?
8. Provide an example of the role the federal government has played in the Great Divergence?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.