SUMBLOG 8

I think the Monopoly (or “Sociopoly”) game that we play in class did a good job in simulating real life in terms of income.  Unlike real Monopoly where every player all start out with the equal amount of money, Sociopoly have restrictions on how the money is being distributed to certain players.  Some players get more and some players get less.  In real life all people do not start out on even ground economically, even more so if you are part of a minority group.  Whites tend to make more money than that of blacks and Hispanics statically in real life.  So with more money they can do a lot more, while the minorities of society are limited to the things that they can and cannot do.  This reflects in the game by the person with the most money can just buy any property that they land on, while the lower income players have to second guess a decision to buy.  This concept also is true in the real world as well.  Another way as to how this game simulate real life is that at the beginning everyone is all happy because we all actually have some money to purchase streets, railroads, etc.  But as the games goes on and some players are losing money, ultimately at the end of the day is the player with the most money that ended up being at the top.  Just like in real life, the rich continues to get richer and the poor just barely getting by.  This activity relates to the chapter by demonstrating the inequality in income between whites/Hispanics and blacks.  Whites/Hispanics seems to have no difficulty in finding resources to help themselves, while the blacks struggle to do the same thing.  So the game really helps to make that point.