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<blockquote data-quote="SDMF" data-source="post: 291471" data-attributes="member: 412">In a college Sociology class one of my professors had us play a game of Monopoly.&nbsp; Teams were chosen and then certain teams were handicapped.&nbsp; Their paydays were less, their &quot;go to jail&quot; lasted longer, and their housing was more expensive.This was supposed to be an experiment in learning what it's like to be disadvantaged.&nbsp; We did this for at least 1 week, maybe 2 I can't exactly recall.&nbsp; I can't say it aught me what it's like to be disadvantaged, how would I really know if it had or hadn't?&nbsp; What I will say, is that the professor told us on day 1 that the folks who were on teams that were disadvantaged were much more likely to skip class and that absolutely was true.&nbsp; The disadvantaged teams got visibly pissed-off during the 1st day and the majority of them skipped class until the game was over.Perhaps folks who grow up disadvantaged (whether real or perceived) just get to a point that they essentially stop participating.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SDMF, post: 291471, member: 412"] In a college Sociology class one of my professors had us play a game of Monopoly. Teams were chosen and then certain teams were handicapped. Their paydays were less, their "go to jail" lasted longer, and their housing was more expensive. This was supposed to be an experiment in learning what it's like to be disadvantaged. We did this for at least 1 week, maybe 2 I can't exactly recall. I can't say it aught me what it's like to be disadvantaged, how would I really know if it had or hadn't? What I will say, is that the professor told us on day 1 that the folks who were on teams that were disadvantaged were much more likely to skip class and that absolutely was true. The disadvantaged teams got visibly pissed-off during the 1st day and the majority of them skipped class until the game was over. Perhaps folks who grow up disadvantaged (whether real or perceived) just get to a point that they essentially stop participating. [/QUOTE]

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