Social Stratification Multimedia Project

This is my final multimedia project for SOC 5203 Social Stratification.  In this video, I cover the theory of the power elite and who rules America by William Domhoff.  I basically took clips from other videos to create this movie.  I've used William Domhoff himself, George Carlin, and the Disney movie, "Bug's Life" to make my point that those in high corporate positions really rule our society.  I've also added some graphs to further prove my point.

I hope you enjoy my final project.

Jane Elliott - Brown Eyes vs. Blue Eyes

This clip introduces prejudice through the Eliott brown vs. blue eyes footage. In it, children are divided by eye color and told that one color represents a superior person.  This allows them to experience discrimination first hand. Also has footage of the kids grown up.

Racial Health Disparities

MDiTV News senior anchor Andrew Holtz on health care media coverage bias. Read the accompanying article and watch the news on other health topics at www.MDiTV.com

Racial and Ethnic Stratification

This is an interesting video I discovered on "YouTube" about racial and ethnic stratification.  The creator used clips from movies, television, and standup comedy to present the issues with stratification.

The Word African American Needs To Go!!!

GoGreen58 shot this video, with his friend Dwight, in his dorm room at the University of South Carolina, Beaufort, yesterday. He discusses how being called 'African-American' makes him feel 'Half American'. 'I'm not from Africa, so I'm not African-American!' He thinks it is unfair that black Americans are called African-American, but white Americans are not referred to by their ancestral heritage. 'If you are going to call me an African-American, white people need to be called European American or Irish American,' he says. 'White people don't want to be referred to where their ancestors may have come from, so why should black people? We are all Americans and we all pay American taxes... If you're born in America, you're an American.' He says although his ancestors came from Africa, he does not relate to the people or its culture like he does to America and its culture. 'If I went to Africa...they're not going to give me a hand clap of praise for I guess "Returning to the Mother Land". They are going to treat me as an American with money,' he says 'I would die for America, not Africa. I'm wanting to move forward toward a more united nation and stop the separation. All I know is my future kids won't be African-Americans, but they will be 110% American.'
- ssesha, CNN iReport producer

I have to agree with these guys.  Yes, I'm white, however, my very recent ancestors all came from Germany.  So, I don't make people call me a "German-American" because I AM AN AMERICAN!

Hilary Rosen Attacking Stay-At-Home-Moms

I wouldn't be surprised if this woman got punched in the face anytime soon.  She attacks Ann Romney for talking to her husband, Mitt Romney, about economics and other political topics when she's never had a job because her choice was to be a stay-at-home-mom.  I have talked to a lot of women that have children that work, and most will tell you they wish they could stay at home instead of work.  Don't bash a woman for choosing to stay at ome with her children.

Gene Sharp - How To Start A Revolution

This is a documentary following the life and work of revolutionary academic Gene Sharp who wrote "From Dictatorship to Democracy" the book used to topple dictatorships all over the world.  This clip is only a trailer, however the documentary is powerful and inspiring on how to start a revolution nonviolently.

The French Revolution

This is from The History Channel on the French Revolution.  The French Revolution (French: Révolution française; 1789--99) was a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years. French society underwent an epic transformation as feudal, aristocratic and religious privileges evaporated under a sustained assault from liberal political groups and the masses on the streets. Old ideas about hierarchy and tradition succumbed to new Enlightenment principles of citizenship and inalienable rights.

Trayvon Martin Case

This whole incident concerning the death of an innocent young man name Trayvon Martin and the killer, Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, is extremely sad.  This is the phone conversations going on with the death of Martin.  You can't help but wonder if this is all happened because of racism.  Extremely sad!

Advertisement on Racism

This is a controversial United Nations advertisement addressing racism I found on YouTube.  It looks like any normal commercial about face cream, however as the clip goes on you see the woman get uglier and uglier.  The point the UN is trying to present is that the more racism you apply, the uglier you get.

Taxpayer's Getting Screwed Again

Lawmakers aghast over report of lavish conference footed by taxpayers
Foxnews.com presents a story on a federal conference that was held at Vegas that was extremely lavish, all on the taxpayers dime.  Another reason how taxpayers are getting screwed by those in federal positions on their lavish spending....as our country's economic woes continue.

An obscure federal agency may have set a new benchmark for lavish conferences on the taxpayers' dime.

Lawmakers are voicing outrage following a government report that found the General Services Administration held a blowout $820,000 conference near Las Vegas which grossly exceeded what the planners were allowed to spend.

The employees dropped thousands of dollars on luxury items and convention giveaways -- including more than $6,000 on commemorative coins, $8,000 on a "yearbook," and $3,200 for an in-house mind reader.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/03/lawmakers-aghast-over-report-lavish-conference-footed-by-taxpayers/#ixzz1r0m35DkG