1. Look at the Passenger Occupancy Table. How many children perished in the after quarters?
2. How many single males perished in the forward quarters? Why?
3. According to Wilding, how many standard lifeboats were available for the men in third class?
4. According to testimony, what kind of rescue efforts were made to save the men in third class?

If a comparable tragedy were to occur today, do you think third-class passengers would receive the same treatment as others? Why or why not?

1. What is the mission of iAbolish?
2. Under "Slavery Today," link to "Special Features" and click on the United States. According to the CIA, how many people are enslaved in the United States today?
3. Read the CIA intelligence report. How many women and children are trafficked to the United States each year? Where do they come from?
4. What is trafficking?
5. What is the purpose of the Victims of Trafficking Protection Act?
6. Look at the map. Has a case of slavery been discovered in your state? If not, find a state in which slavery has been discovered and report on the case.

1. Do you agree with Dr. Newmeyer that there are only seven paths through which a person can move into a higher social class? Explain.
2. The first path listed is Education. Compare what Dr. Newmeyer writes with what your textbook tells you about the impact of education on social mobility.
3. Dr. Newmeyer believes that one-third of those born into the lower class in the United States will achieve middle-class status within a generation. Based on what you have learned about stratification in the United States, do you agree with him? Explain, using as examples people you know or have heard of.
4. Do you think that for most people, marrying into a higher social class is a realistic means of social class mobility? Why or why not?
5. Which of the seven paths do you consider the most effective means of social mobility? Why?

1. Click on "Facts and Figures," then on "Wealth Patterns." How many children were living in poverty in California in 1998?
2. In 1995, what percentage of Black households in the United States had no net worth?
3. Click on "Income Patterns." How many million U.S. households have an annual income of less than $35,000?
4. Click on "Health Patterns." How many U.S. children go hungry regularly?
5. What is the life expectancy of a White American? Of an African American?

1. How many men, women, and children are homeless in the United States?
2. What percentage of the homeless are families with children? What percentage are veterans? What percentage are mentally disabled?
3. Click on "The Causes." What are the four causes of homelessness?
4. Click on "The Solutions." What are the four suggested solutions to homelessness?
5. How would you feel if you suddenly became homeless? How do you think you would survive?