Please use the material below to answer the questions fully.

Read the following articles:
http://nymag.com/news/features/wealth-gap-2011-7/
http://www.gothamgazette.com/article//20110118/999/3452
http://nymag.com/news/features/47949/
Elite Reading and Video Questions
Video Questions:

1. According to the video, what are some of the defining factors of the New York elite?
2. How are the elite distinct in terms of education, occupation, residence, and taste?
3. How is globalization potentially changing the New York elite?

Reading Questions

1. Look at the charts and tables and read the articles. How is life different for rich and poor in New York City/Greenwich? What are the biggest contrasts in terms of quality of life for rich and poor in New York?
2. What appear to be the major trends in terms of the contrast between rich and poor in New York? Are they coming closer together or further apart? Are they living more similar lives or more different lives?
3. Why may the rich be unable to grasp the difficulties of poorer people around them?