What Kind of Car Am I? An Exercise to Sensitize Students to Social Class Inequality

Autor/inn/en	Tiemann, Kathleen A.; Davis, Karen; Eide, Terri L.
Titel	What Kind of Car Am I? An Exercise to Sensitize Students to Social Class Inequality
Quelle	In: Teaching Sociology, 34 (2006) 4, S.398-403 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0092-055X
DOI	10.1177/0092055X0603400406
Schlagwörter	Social Class; Stereotypes; Motor Vehicles; Social Status; Social Bias; Student Attitudes; Learning Activities; Social Theories; Consciousness Raising; Social Stratification; College Students; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Klischee; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Sozialer Status; Schülerverhalten; Lernaktivität; Gesellschaftstheorie; Bewusstseinsbildung; Soziale Zusammensetzung; Collegestudent; USA
Abstract	Americans are said to have a love affair with cars. Recent magazine articles have addressed automobiles as objects of status and desire and how particular cars have become American icons. The popularity of "Car Talk" on National Public Radio and television shows like "Monster Garage" and "Overhaulin'" also suggest their ongoing fascination with cars. Given this interest, they authors decided to use cars to help students think about the role stereotypes play in their views on social class inequality. Although modern society is characterized by social class inequality, teaching students about it is difficult. A key source of this trouble is students' strong beliefs about why particular individuals or groups fail or succeed in American society. This article presents an activity which provides students with the opportunity to apply sociological concepts and theories, to test their "common sense" assumptions about the world and to recognize statements that are not very sociologically informed. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10