DISCUSSION QUESTION
Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Please respond to the following:
Most sociologists explain U.S. racial and ethnic inequality using the conflict theory, which blames the system rather than the individual.
• Using a conflict theory perspective, which part of the system do you think contributes most toward racial and ethnic inequality in the United States (for example, lack of opportunity in education)?
• Provide an example of something you've read or learned that supports your position.
DISCUSSION QUESTION
• Imagine you are interviewing for a job you really want.
• The interviewer asks you the following question: "Explain a specific example in which you used critical thinking/problem solving strategies to solve a problem in the real world."
• What is your answer to the question?
• Choose one classmate's own response to the interviewer's question. If you are a job coach, what suggestions would you make to maximize his or her answer to the interview question?