Short Essay: Global Stratification
Instructions
- Read, study, and analyze Chapter 9 of your textbook.
- Watch the following video to learn about social inequality:
- Ariely, D. (2015, March). How equal do we want the world to be? You’d be surprised [Video file]. Available at https://www.ted.com/talks/ (Links to an external site.)
- Write a three-paragraph, one-page essay summarizing and analyzing what economist Dan Ariely says about inequality.
- Include the following reference at the end of your essay:
- Ariely, D. (2015, March). How equal do we want the world to be? You’d be surprised [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/ (Links to an external site.)
- Include in-text citations if you are referencing the information in the video, but you are not directly quoting the speaker. It should include the author’s last name and the year (Ariely, 2015). If you are directly quoting the video, then include an in-text citation with the timestamp. For example, Ariely, 2015, 0:32.
- If you need help summarizing, formatting, or citing resources, consult the following resources:
- American Psychological Association (APA) [Website].
Available at: http://www.apa.org/ (Links to an external site.) - Purdue Online Writing Lab [Website].
Available at https://owl.english.purdue.edu (Links to an external site.)- For information on APA format, click on Owl: The Purdue Online Writing Lab. On the left-hand menu click on APA Guide. Then, click on APA Overview and Workshop. Finally, click on General APA Format.
- For information on in-text citations, click on Owl: The Purdue Online Writing Lab. On the left-hand menu click on APA Guide. Then, click on APA Overview and Workshop. Finally, click on In-Text Citations: The Basics.
- For information on writing a reference list, click on Owl: The Purdue Online Writing Lab. On the left-hand menu click on APA Guide. Then, click on APA Overview and Workshop. Finally, click on Reference List: Basic Rules.
- The Writing Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. (2014). Essay exams.
Available at: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/essay-exams (Links to an external site.)
- American Psychological Association (APA) [Website].
