In this essay, I will be comparing and contrasting Jane Addams “Democracy and Social Ethics” and William Graham Sumner’s “What Social Classes Owe to Each Other.” Do social classes owe anything to each other? Should the working class help the poor? Although both of these works are fascinating, they hold more differences and some similarities than you think.
Jane Addams was a truly inspiring and driven woman who set out to work with the poor. Addams was a social worker and a remarkable reformist. She became an exemplar for middle-class women and was the first woman to receive a Noble Peace Prize. Addams is the founder of Hull House in Chicago, Illinois. Hull House is a settlement house and was created due to the problems of urbanization, industrialization,
Jane Addams was a truly inspiring and driven woman who set out to work with the poor. Addams was a social worker and a remarkable reformist. She became an exemplar for middle-class women and was the first woman to receive a Noble Peace Prize. Addams is the founder of Hull House in Chicago, Illinois. Hull House is a settlement house and was created due to the problems of urbanization, industrialization,