Intersectional Monopoly

Abstract

Monopoly simulations are widely used in sociology classrooms to illustrate social inequality. These simulations have been critiqued as being one-dimensional and focusing too much on social class. Alternatively, scholars have developed Monopoly simulations that illustrate racial inequality, gender inequality, deviance, and intersectional experiences....

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Race, Class and Gender, Stratification/Mobility

Resource Type(s):

Class Activity

Class Level(s):

Any Level

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

Brianna Turgeon, bturgeon@jsu.edu

Sarah Donley, sdonley@jsu.edu

Jacksonville State University

Purpose/Goal Monopoly simulations are widely used in sociology classrooms to illustrate social inequality. These simulations have been critiqued as being...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Students will be able to understand intersectionality and how individual’s experiences are shaped by social location (e.g. race, class, gender, sexuality) and structural conditions.
2. Students will interact with characters of differing backgrounds and ideally students will gain understanding and empathy toward various life experiences.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Debriefing questions asking about students’ outcomes in the game, the experiences of their characters, and explanations for those outcomes.
2. Debriefing questions asking about similarities and differences from their characters, how it felt playing that character, and what they learned from playing a character of a different social location.