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The Game of Social Life: An Assessment of a Multidimensional Poverty Simulation
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Keywords

Stratification/Mobility
Education

How to Cite

Bramesfeld, Kosha, and Arla Good. 2015. “The Game of Social Life: An Assessment of a Multidimensional Poverty Simulation”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, April. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/the-game-of-social-life-an-assessment-of-a.

Abstract

This article presents the development of a new simulation activity, the Game of Social Life. The activity introduces students to concepts of social stratification based on multiple dimensions of poverty, including inequalities related to housing, education, occupational status, social power, and health outcomes. The game was administered to students...

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Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any

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