Polarization and the Changing American Economy
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Dalton Conley discusses changes in American society since World War Two. He contends that, while the United States provided a reasonable degree of economic equality and opportunity in the 1950's and 1960's, i...
Subject: class
Transcript: class background. There was the gi bill so that a lot of people who never went to College before all of a sudden went to college. And today we
Race-Class Debate, The
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Dalton Conley discusses the "race-class debate," which focuses on whether racial background or class and
Subject: class
Transcript: One of the hottest issues in sociology is What's called the race-class debate. And that boils down to the question of is Race more important in
Class-Based Affirmative Action:
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Dalton Conley talks about class-based affirmative action as an alternative to the much more common, but
Subject: class
Transcript: increasingly, as a remedy,some states are turning To class based affirmative action, which Ends up having the same kinds of Results in terms of getting minority
Sociology and Public Policy
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Dalton Conley talks about the wealth gap between low asset families and those with financial resources, and discusses various public policy strategies that might narrow that gap.
Subject: class
Rise and Fall: Population, Urbanization and the Environment
-industrial economy, and coping with class, racial and ethnic conflict. One option for those who can afford it has been to leave the city and head for the suburbs
Subject: middle class
Transcript: And very often the sites of class, Racial and ethnic conflict as well. Since the 1960s, we've really seen vast expansion In what we think of as ghettos
Social Class and Social Mobility
social fluidity. According to Professor Conley, although most Americans believe the United States to be a mostly middle class society, the level of
Subject: class
Transcript: It is true that when you ask americans in a simple question On a public opinion survey, what class are you? And you give them a choice of four, let
Social Class in America
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Dalton Conley observes that sociologists have traditionally viewed social class in America as being a
Subject: class
Transcript: In thinking about what class means in america, Sociologists have generally had three measures. What your education is,how many years of schooling you
How Wealth is Passed On
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Dalton Conley talks about some of the ways in which wealth is passed on from one generation to the next. As an example, he cites the fact that many parents pay for the cost of college for their children, or h...
Subject: class