Title: Competency Assessment: (CU2 M3) Gini Index
Course: SkillsCom HDFS 201 16.0 > Section: Credit Unit 2 Module 3 - Intergenerational Dynamics – Parents and Children

DIRECTIONS: Open an MS Word document and save it as Lastname Firstname CU2 M3 Gini Index. When finished, save again and submit. (Google Doc)

Visit the following link: The World Factbook (Webpage). You will be reading about the "Distribution of Family Income: Gini Index". If you get rerouted to the "CIA Site Redirect" page, complete the following steps to get to the Gini Index:

    - Click on "The World Factbook" link (above)
    - Click on "Guide to Country Comparisons"
    - Click on the "Economy" link, and from there click on the "Distribution of Family Income- Gini index" link (eighth item on the list)

ASSESSMENT: As you answer the questions below in your MSWord doc, please include the question directly above your response.

1. Define what the Gini Index represents. Use your own words.
2. Name two reasons why you think the Gini Indices for the U.S. and Sweden are so different. Explain your reasons.
3. What are two ways being a transnational family might help parents of those families fulfill their responsibilities as parents? Explain.
4. What are two ways being a transnational family might prevent parents from fulfilling their responsibilities as parents? Explain.
5. Describe two ways you could support a transnational student and his or her family if you were the child's teacher.

Pay close attention to the rubric below for criteria on which you will be graded.