Thursday, March 5, 2015

Weekly discussion 6- Sociology 210

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 This week our weekly discussion will be directed toward the influence of supply and demand on the society and how this vicious circle can lead to scarcity regarding essential goods.

Read the article below and post your thought on this topic by March 10th
https://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/silicon-valley-single-mom-lives-in-one-car-garage-for--1-000-a-month-161925961.html
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6 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 7, 2015 at 6:22 PM

    This article was quite the wake up call to me, it is quite sad that this kind of situations happen in 2015, especially considering that there is a kid involved in this situation and that I believe that no kids should be raised in a garage. It got me thinking about the limit of supply and demand and the alternatives for customers when the demand is much higher than supply and raises the prices. I also feel that in this situation population growth is a problem

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    1. UnknownMarch 8, 2015 at 11:44 PM

      Shayann,
      I agree that population growth is turning into a problem as housing prices are going through the roof. What alternatives can you think of to solve this problem?

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  2. EPeasantMarch 9, 2015 at 3:53 PM

    Wow. What a sad story. I agree, that the worst part of it all is the involvement of the child. I also find it troubling that many of the wealthy inhabitants of this area and city planners are proud of the exclusivity high housing prices bring. I wonder if this is slowing reactions to combat the growing problem of homelessness and children hunger in this area? Thanks for sharing this article Emily.

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    1. UnknownMarch 10, 2015 at 11:27 AM

      It is definitely a sad story and I believe that it exposes some of our society's current limits. Something needs to be done about this

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  3. AnonymousMarch 10, 2015 at 10:00 AM

    This article was very eye opening. I cannot imagine the median rent in Mobile being that much! My one bedroom apartment is about $850 a month, and I think that is outrageous enough! At the same time, if this woman is single and already has a toddler, why is she pregnant again? I know I don't have all of the facts, so there could be a great explanation. But if she is a single parent, living in a garage, I would hope she would take preventative measures to not put another child in this situation.

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    1. UnknownMarch 10, 2015 at 11:28 AM

      Mary, life does not always go as planned and as you said we probably do not know the whole story but I agree that you do not want to put children in this situation

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