class activity
Budget: $10 – $30 USD
Please read the articles in the Social Justice section of this module. The citations for the articles are below but all of the articles have been uploaded to Canvas
Mundy, L. (2017, April). Why is Silicon Valley so awful to women? The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/04/why-is-silicon-valley-so-awful-to-women/517788/ (Links to an external site.)
Rose, J. (2020, June 23). Over 1,000 AI experts condemn racist algorithms that claim to predict crime. Vice. Retrieved from https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/889xyb/over-1000-ai-experts-condemn-racist-algorithms-that-claim-to-predict-crime (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2020, January 18). Smoking-gun evidence emerges for racial bias in American courts. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/01/18/smoking-gun-evidence-emerges-for-racial-bias-in-american-courts (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2020, June 4). How Ugandan feminists make themselves heard. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/06/04/how-ugandan-feminists-make-themselves-heard (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2020, June 4). Police violence, race and protest in America. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/06/04/police-violence-race-and-protest-in-america (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2020, June 6). Disparate impact. Covid-19 threatens Europe’s success at fighting inequality. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/06/06/covid-19-threatens-europes-success-at-fighting-inequality (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2020, June 20). Racism in Australia is not just a thing of the past. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/06/20/racism-in-australia-is-not-just-a-thing-of-the-past (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2021, January 16). A new vision - Racism tests France’s colour-blind model. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/01/14/racism-tests-frances-colour-blind-model
Please answer the following questions
Consider the issues brought up in these articles. Please identify two issues from these articles, one in the U.S. and one in another country. Please make sure that you cite the articles in this section. You should describe each issue in detail.
Review Zinam's quality of life and the discussion of the six different aspects of QOL. For each of your two issues you identified in Part 1 of this class activity, discuss the aspect of quality of life it affects either in the U.S. or in another country. You must discuss at least two aspects of quality of life for each issue you identified.
Mundy, L. (2017, April). Why is Silicon Valley so awful to women? The Atlantic. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/04/why-is-silicon-valley-so-awful-to-women/517788/ (Links to an external site.)
Rose, J. (2020, June 23). Over 1,000 AI experts condemn racist algorithms that claim to predict crime. Vice. Retrieved from https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/889xyb/over-1000-ai-experts-condemn-racist-algorithms-that-claim-to-predict-crime (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2020, January 18). Smoking-gun evidence emerges for racial bias in American courts. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/01/18/smoking-gun-evidence-emerges-for-racial-bias-in-american-courts (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2020, June 4). How Ugandan feminists make themselves heard. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/06/04/how-ugandan-feminists-make-themselves-heard (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2020, June 4). Police violence, race and protest in America. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/06/04/police-violence-race-and-protest-in-america (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2020, June 6). Disparate impact. Covid-19 threatens Europe’s success at fighting inequality. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/06/06/covid-19-threatens-europes-success-at-fighting-inequality (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2020, June 20). Racism in Australia is not just a thing of the past. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/06/20/racism-in-australia-is-not-just-a-thing-of-the-past (Links to an external site.)
The Economist (2021, January 16). A new vision - Racism tests France’s colour-blind model. Retrieved from https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/01/14/racism-tests-frances-colour-blind-model
Please answer the following questions
Consider the issues brought up in these articles. Please identify two issues from these articles, one in the U.S. and one in another country. Please make sure that you cite the articles in this section. You should describe each issue in detail.
Review Zinam's quality of life and the discussion of the six different aspects of QOL. For each of your two issues you identified in Part 1 of this class activity, discuss the aspect of quality of life it affects either in the U.S. or in another country. You must discuss at least two aspects of quality of life for each issue you identified.