Saturday, July 1, 2017

Qualitative Study of American Culture

Here is a set of responses from the NY Times feature called Storywall.  They profile different people and ask them what being American means to them.  Click on the link below and conduct a qualitative study of what it means to be American.  What patterns emerge?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/storywall/hyphen-nation


This can be compared to the findings in this article about what Americans think it means to be an American.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/upshot/the-great-political-divide-over-american-identity.html

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Matthew Desmond's Evicted Data



The data from Princeton University:
Eviction Lab
The Eviction Lab at Princeton University has built the first nationwide database of evictions. Find out how many evictions happen in your community. Create custom maps, charts, and reports. Share facts with your neighbors and elected officials.


Evicted Book website


Evicted Teacher's Guide


Matthew Desmond's excerpt in the New Yorker.

NY Times review from Barbara Ehrenreich.

Matthew Desmond on NPR's Here and Now.