RT Journal Article
T1 The Inequality Mirror: Using a Student Survey to Teach Social Stratification
A1 Sola Espinosa, Jorge
A1 Díaz Catalán, Celia
A1 Sádaba Rodríguez, Igor Javier
A1 Romanos Fraile, Eduardo
A1 Rendueles Menéndez De Llano, César
AB Social inequality is a central theme in sociology study plans (both in research and education), but it is often one of the most difficult topics to teach. This article presents an innovative student-centered strategy for teaching social inequality that uses a survey to collect data on students’ socioeconomic characteristics and perceptions of inequality. To stimulate reflection and discussion on the social mechanisms that reproduce inequality, this information is subsequently presented to them in conjunction with a comparative analysis to general population data. The exercise seeks to make social inequality less abstract for students by involving them in the research process and by using data relative to their own lives and families. Ultimately, the strategy boosts students’ sociological imagination and their capacity for critical thinking by encouraging them to see the connections between individual biographies and broader social forces.
PB American Sociological Association
SN 0092-055X
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/116324
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/116324
LA eng
NO Sola, J., Diaz-Catalán, C., Sádaba, I., Romanos, E., & Rendueles, C. (2022). The Inequality Mirror: Using a Student Survey to Teach Social Stratification. Teaching Sociology, 50(3), 241-255. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X211071131
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025