Closely examining the impact of social problems and policies can encourage individuals and groups to look for new strategies to reduce inequalities and create social change. To further explore potential avenues for social reform, you will begin by reading the book, Manifesto for a Dream: Inequality, Constraint, and Radical Reform. Next, you will use the concepts and ideas discussed in this book to evaluate key issues linked to social policies and their relationship to individuals’ constraints. When you make your initial and response posts in the discussion forum, you will want to address some of the following topics: How to measure inequality—institutional barriers and social constraints. How the “American Dream” is no longer a lived reality for many Americans. The current policy agenda—incremental vs. radical approaches to policy reforms. The web of institutions that reinforce the “inequality of constraints” among individuals. “Radical” policy ideas implemented in other countries. After reflecting on social policies and their larger impact on individuals and society, analyze and discuss future policy reform possibilities in the United States. Focus on how advocacy efforts and the roles of the government and other groups can reinforce or challenge social inequalities.

Social Psychology (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134641287

Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Publisher:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Chapter1: Introducing Social Psychology

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Closely examining the impact of social problems and policies can encourage individuals and groups to look for new strategies to reduce inequalities and create social change. To further explore potential avenues for social reform, you will begin by reading the book, Manifesto for a Dream: Inequality, Constraint, and Radical Reform. Next, you will use the concepts and ideas discussed in this book to evaluate key issues linked to social policies and their relationship to individuals’ constraints. When you make your initial and response posts in the discussion forum, you will want to address some of the following topics: How to measure inequality—institutional barriers and social constraints. How the “American Dream” is no longer a lived reality for many Americans. The current policy agenda—incremental vs. radical approaches to policy reforms. The web of institutions that reinforce the “inequality of constraints” among individuals. “Radical” policy ideas implemented in other countries. After reflecting on social policies and their larger impact on individuals and society, analyze and discuss future policy reform possibilities in the United States. Focus on how advocacy efforts and the roles of the government and other groups can reinforce or challenge social inequalities.

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