Social Science Essay for MICHAEL SMITH

You must select for this assignment one of the topics provided in the following list.  You must conduct research on the topic you selected and write a short (200 words), essay in which you report your research findings.

1. 1. The Relationship between Free Public Education and American Democracy.
   2. American vs. European Education.
   3. Equality and the American Education System. 
   4. Social Stratification in Modern Industrial Societies.
   5. Social Class: A Family Matter. 
   6. Eliminating Poverty. 
   7. Racial Segregation: Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education.