
DIRECTIONS: Open an MS Word document and save it as Lastname Firstname CU2 M3 Gini Index. When finished, save again and submit. (Google Doc)
Visit the following link: The World Factbook (Webpage). You will be reading about the "Distribution of Family Income: Gini Index". If you get rerouted to the "CIA Site Redirect" page, complete the following steps to get to the Gini Index:
- Click on "The World Factbook" link (above)
- Click on "Guide to Country Comparisons"
- Click on the "Economy" link, and from there click on the "Distribution of Family Income- Gini index" link (eighth item on the list)
ASSESSMENT: As you answer the questions below in your MSWord doc, please include the question directly above your response.
- Define what the Gini Index represents. Use your own words.
- Name two reasons why you think the Gini Indices for the U.S. and Sweden are so different. Explain your reasons.
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What are two ways being a transnational family might help parents of those families fulfill their responsibilities as parents? Explain.
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What are two ways being a transnational family might prevent parents from fulfilling their responsibilities as parents? Explain.
- Describe two ways you could support a transnational student and his or her family if you were the child's teacher.
Pay close attention to the rubric below for criteria on which you will be graded.