Dollar Street - Qualitative data from countries around the world

HW:  Read Social Time in reading packet.

Today:  Qualitative cross-cultural analysis of culture

Using existing data, you will conduct a qualitative analysis of culture.

First, examine the data on the Dollar Street is a website from Gapminder that compiles pictures from around the world.  You can sort the data by income, country or by the category such as bedrooms, or toothbrushes.

https://www.gapminder.org/dollar-street/matrix?thing=Families&countries=World&regions=World&zoom=4&row=1&lowIncome=26&highIncome=15000&lang=en

Second, create a claim that is supported by data.  Choose what you want to look for.  List ideas in your notes packet.

Choose what families to look at.  Who do you want to look at?

What do you find?  List evidence in your notes packet.

What conclusion can you draw?  In other words, based on your evidence, what claim can you make?

What might the material culture reveal about the non-material culture?

Here is a ted talk explaining the website:

https://www.ted.com/talks/anna_rosling_ronnlund_see_how_the_rest_of_the_world_lives_organized_by_income?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2018-01-20&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_button

When finished, please take this exit poll.