Health economics and Gini index
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8
- Lesson: Week 3, 4
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Instructions
Choose one question from each of the question sets below (2 sets total). In other words, you will be answering two questions total (1 from each set).
Question Set 1
- Explain the difference between income inequality and wealth inequality in the United States. Explain the racial wealth gap.
- What is social stratification? Examine four common ways or systems in which groups have become stratified. How does race or ethnicity play a role in the stratification?
- Briefly compare and contrast a Weberian approach and a Marxian approach to characterize the social classes in the United States. In a Weberian approach, what are social classes based on or how are they understood? In a Marxian approach, how is class understood? In a Weberian approach, how is the racial wealth gap understood? In a Marxian approach, how is the racial wealth gap understood? Health economics and Gini index.
Question Set 2
- Explain some characteristics of the U.S. poor based on age, gender, and race or ethnicity. Predicts people’s relative chances of being poor based on age, gender, or race, for example.
- Explain the Gini index and its relationship to global inequality. Compare the Gini coefficient for the United States with that of other nations. Health economics and Gini index.
- What is global stratification? Examine global stratification’s relationship to economic inequality.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
- Length: 1-2 pages (not including References page)
- 1-inch margins
- Double spaced
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Running header in the upper left of all pages
- Page number in the upper right of all pages Health economics and Gini index.
- Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style
- References page (at the very least the textbook and/or online lessons should be cited)
Grading
This activity will be graded based on the Essay Grading Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 3, 4, 5, 6
Week 4 Assignment Rubric
| Week 4 Assignment Rubric |
| Criteria |
Ratings |
Pts |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEssay 1 Central Idea |
| 20.0 pts
Essay is clear and cohesive. Main questions are answered thoroughly.
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17.0 pts
Essay is basically cohesive and stays on topic. Central Idea is apparent and major questions are answered.
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15.0 pts
Central idea is present, but is not maintained as central throughout. Main questions need more attention.
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12.0 pts
Central idea is difficult to identify. No seeming organization or cohesion in structure of paper.
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0.0 pts
No effort
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20.0 pts |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEssay 1 Writing
Health economics and Gini index
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| 5.0 pts
Throughout the whole work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.
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4.25 pts
Throughout most of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes mostly effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.
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3.75 pts
Throughout some of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes somewhat effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.
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3.0 pts
Throughout little of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Does not paraphrase or quote and cite the textbook or online lessons.
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0.0 pts
No effort
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5.0 pts |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEssay 2 Central Idea |
| 20.0 pts
Essay is clear and cohesive. Main questions are answered thoroughly.
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17.0 pts
Essay is basically cohesive and stays on topic. Central Idea is apparent and major questions are answered.
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15.0 pts
Central idea is present, but is not maintained as central throughout. Main questions need more attention.
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12.0 pts
Central idea is difficult to identify. No seeming organization or cohesion in structure of paper.
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0.0 pts
No effort
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20.0 pts |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEssay 2 Writing |
| 5.0 pts
Throughout the whole work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.
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4.25 pts
Throughout most of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes mostly effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.
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3.75 pts
Throughout some of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Essay utilizes paraphrases and/or quotes somewhat effectively and includes in-text citations and a references page.
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3.0 pts
Throughout little of the work, the writing is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Does not paraphrase or quote and cite the textbook or online lessons.
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0.0 pts
No effort
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5.0 pts |
| Total Points: 50.0 Health economics and Gini index |