This assignment is designed to helps students become familiar with aspects of socioeconomic inequality and the role social institutions and social structures play in perpetuating these inequalities. it addresses the FKL dimensions of Critical Thinking, Inquiry-Based Learning, Human and Cultural Diversity, and Ethical Perspectives. To complete this assignment please follow the steps below.
Step 2: Explore the website www.playspent.org, an interactive web-based game that simulates the experiences of individuals trying to live “paycheck-to-paycheck.”Run through the simulation and see how you fair. Document your journey, your decisions, your challenges, and your final outcome. Step 3: Generate a report that summarizes your findings. Please include each of the sections below. Separate them with clearly defined headers. What was the outcome of your simulation?What scenarios were you presented with and what decisions did you make?What specific social institutions, structures, and inequalities were evident in this game and how were economic inequalities perpetuated throughout your experience?Do you believe you experienced relative or absolute poverty? Justify your response. Compare and contrast this experience with what we learned about global poverty. Do you think compared to global poverty you experienced relative or absolute poverty? Why?What privileges may you have been afforded?
You are welcome to use a graphic template for this assignment (such as Adobe,
Canva (Links to an external site.)
, or Microsoft Office365) or create a visual presentation that includes each of these components. Images and creativity are strongly encouraged. However, if you choose to submit a creative presentation you must provide sufficient detail that shows mastery of the concepts and clearly includes detailed discussion of each component above. Please discuss with me if you are unsure of how to submit a creative presentation.