Assignment Task: "Two American Families - Movie of the Week
Bill Moyers followed the story of two ordinary, hard-working families (the Newmanns and the Stanleys) in Milwaukee -- one black, one white -- as they battled to keep from sliding into poverty. A remarkable portrait of perseverance, Two American Families (the movie) raises unsettling questions about the changing nature of the U.S. economy and the fate of a declining middle class. Don't know forget you are or will soon find your positioning in the social stratification system.
Drawing from this movie, discuss the ideology of the American dream considering what has been covered this week about the Economy and Work.