Assignment task: Watch Richard Wilkinson's TED Talk, "How Economic Inequality Harms Societies." As a researcher, Wilkinson believes that the common thread between many social problems is economic inequality. As you watch the video, consider the following questions. Write short essay, fully addressing these questions (a separate paragraph per question). When you have written your essay, click on the title to this assignment and enter you answers into the area provided. Be through with your answers.
1. Describe (don't just list) several of the social variables that are impacted by economic inequality.
2. Where does the United States rank in terms of economic inequality?
3. Discuss at least two things in this video that surprised you and you talk about why.
4. Use one of the sociological theories (i.e. functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism) to explain social inequality.