I thought that the interactive game of Sociopoly that we played was a great way to demonstrate inequality. In version of the game that my group played, which was divided by race, the stereotypes definitely played out the way that Professor Barry intended them too. The group that represented the African Americans and Hispanics spent the most time in jail, while the individuals that represented the Caucasians made the most money and received the most benefits. Playing through the game of Sociolopoly representing a white individual, I definitely felt a little uncomfortable. Everyone else in our game was slowly losing all of their money and getting discouraged, while my partner and I landed on every free parking and received every benefit that we could, eventually coming out incredibly on top.
It is very easy to see how this game is related to real life, much more so than how the original Monopoly game was supposed to be. It is also incredibly easy to see how it related to the Chapter 25 reading relating to affirmative action. While affirmative action comes with a negative connotation, it isn't always a bad thing. While it is unfortunate that a certain individual may get something just because of their gender, race, or ethnicity, these are also individuals that might normally be passed up for the exact same reasons. It is unfortunate that affirmative action is the way that our society needs to reach equal dispersion, but it is also an understandable way for it to begin happening.
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