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Go to the Middle

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NASA Interns

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Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia

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SOCIAL STRUCTURE

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  • Parental wealth/income
  • Parental education
  • Peers & neighborhood
  • Life experiences and opportunities

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PERSONAL DECISIONS

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  • Individuals can make unique decisions about their own fate
  • Individuals can act and think differently than people around them

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“Conservatives” tend to focus on these factors

“Liberals” tend to focus on these factors

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“​Does America have a culture�of heavy self-reliance?

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I've always known the American people as individualistic�but not sure if that is true.”

@Andy N. from Vietnam asked,

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“What role should�the American government�play in alleviating poverty?”

Striving Jannah from�The Netherlands asked:

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Median Household Net Worth - 2019

No high school diploma $20,780

High school diploma $73,890

Some college $89,280

College degree $308,800

The Federal Reserve

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SOCIAL STRUCTURE

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  • Parental wealth/income
  • Parental education
  • Peers & neighborhood
  • Life experiences and opportunities

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PERSONAL DECISIONS

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  • Individuals can make unique decisions about their own fate
  • Individuals can act and think differently than people around them

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“Conservatives” tend to focus on these factors

“Liberals” tend to focus on these factors

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Median Household Net Worth - 2019

White, non-Hispanic $189,100

Black, non-Hispanic $ 24,100

Hispanic $ 36,050

Other $ 74,500

American Indian Less than 20K

The Federal Reserve

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“What are other factors that influence an individual’s ability to overcome significant challenges that might not be from a sociological dimension?”

Yooo amir from�the Stream asked:

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How much does inequality (social, economic, historical) �impact in these�two different groups ?

Alex H. from�the Stream asked:

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“Should police be bolstered in low-income neighborhoods?"

Susan Y. from�Toronto asked:

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“Is it possible that each group's tendency to self-segregate contributes to the lack of learning or ability to grow past their current socio-economic level? This goes for all races."

Theresistance64 from�North Carolina (AND A PSU GRAD) asked: