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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an externality?

2. What does Schelling say happens when the youngest ten percent of a population moves?

3. Who was the American president who ordered the bomb to be dropped?

4. How does Schelling account for people's decision to join the majority or follow their own path?

5. What is Schelling's tone in his final chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Schelling seems to be making the point that segregation may be a social problem, but it is being acted out by individuals. Is his account complete, or is there an extent to which social behaviors are influenced by institutions and ideologies and unofficial policies? What role do these things play in segregation?

Essay Topic 2

Schelling writes that groups tend to gather around a primary distinction, but secondary distinctions still exist beneath the surface. Select a case study from history or from current events and describe the interplay between the dominant identifier and the relationship between sub-identifications within that group.

Essay Topic 3

Schelling's models seem to swing back and forth between literary metaphors and statistical methods. Is one predominant? Is one more or less reliable?

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