In introductory classes on race and ethnicity, terms like wealth, economic inequality, and SES (socio-economic status) often take center stage during one chapter or another. There are numerous text books on this subject. But, I've had more success explaining these terms by using different media. To illustrate such important themes to non-economics majors, I often show and discuss The Queen of Versailles, a 2012 documentary that depicts the Siegel family’s 2-year meteoric decent from wealth (being worth billions of dollars) to rags (being worth “only” tens of millions of dollars).

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用电影《凡尔赛王后》解释经济不平等

在种族和民族的介绍性课程中，财富、经济不平等和 SES（社会经济地位）等术语通常在一章或另一章中占据中心位置。有很多关于这个主题的教科书。但是，我通过使用不同的媒体来解释这些术语取得了更大的成功。为了向非经济学专业的学生说明如此重要的主题，我经常展示和讨论《凡尔赛女王》，这是一部 2012 年的纪录片，描绘了西格尔家族从财富（价值数十亿美元）到破烂不堪（价值“仅”数千万美元）。