Unit 4 Discussion – Social Stratification Based on Age, Race, Gender and Education

Purpose
In this discussion, you will demonstrate your understanding of the general relationship between demographic characteristics and income.
Task
Answer the following discussion prompts in 250-300 words (total):
1. Explain the concept of intersectionality in your own words.
2. Pick two of the following characteristics and describe how the overlap of those two identities could impact someone’s life: social class, gender, sex, race, ethnicity, body size, (dis)ability, and education.
Evaluation
You will be assessed on:
1. Successfully answering the discussion prompt with originality and accuracy and following directions.
2. Accurately including and applying important terminology from the textbook and course content.
3. Participation, timeliness, and quality of posts and replies.
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, word choice, and sentence structure of posts and replies.

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