Shila Bayor
Stigmatization of the poor in Capitalist Societies
Something that most people cannot deny is that the state of the economy affects society. The economy affects other social institutions such as education, health, ethical and the organization of our society. Very recently, there has been a shift in the values of the United States as a country starting from the campaign for the 2018 election to our current presidency. We see this clear tie in economy, ethics and the organization of society. President Donald Trump ran his campaign proposing immigrant bans, defunding Planned Parenthood, making abortion illegal and also by accepting support from several hate groups including the KKK, and repealing the Obama Care. ----Some has theorized …show more content…
Weber writes that the protestant religion push people to look for signs that they have been save. These signs include wealth on earth. This pushes people to work hard and accumulate wealth. Although we live in a society that is secular, we often see signs of this ideology. If people that are saved are wealthy, then poor people are often seen as sinners and thus bad people. During the first 100 days of his presidency, President Trump, has already attempted to repeal the Affordable Health care Act and has proposed another bill that economists say make healthcare three times more expensive than the with the Affordable Health Care Act. In addition, in his budget proposal, he has also slashed the Department of Education budget, meaning that programs such as federal financial aid for low income students will most likely be affected. Other than that, President Trump has made it clear, since his campaign that his office will defund Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood, as an organization, mostly serves low income women. Therefore, defunding Planned Parenthood is taking away funds for the reproductive health of poor women. Removing federal aid to poor people is something that is a result of the stigmatization of poor people in the United …show more content…
One may wonder about the causes of these negative views on the poor. Another aspect of Weber`s theory is that culture carriers who have greater influences on society are affected by religion in those way, leading to the spread of these ideas, even to people who are not protestant. He Writes “Particularly important are religious concepts of duty as a kind of informal institutions. In the form of a religious ethic they influence the way of life of those social groups that can be identified as the most influential cultural carriers” ]Weber (1920, p. 13). Weber writes that the protestant are the beourgoisie and thus the cultural carriers. Therefore, if religious concepts affect them, then they affect the rest of society. In our modern day society, some culture carriers are journalists for the very reason that their profession is to report on events including shifts in culture. However, among journalists, are those who sometimes report on public opinion. Leading up to the election, and even during the election, we have seen newspaper articles painting the poor in bad light and also newspapers that speak on the exploitation of the
Stigmatization of the poor in Capitalist Societies
Something that most people cannot deny is that the state of the economy affects society. The economy affects other social institutions such as education, health, ethical and the organization of our society. Very recently, there has been a shift in the values of the United States as a country starting from the campaign for the 2018 election to our current presidency. We see this clear tie in economy, ethics and the organization of society. President Donald Trump ran his campaign proposing immigrant bans, defunding Planned Parenthood, making abortion illegal and also by accepting support from several hate groups including the KKK, and repealing the Obama Care. ----Some has theorized …show more content…
Weber writes that the protestant religion push people to look for signs that they have been save. These signs include wealth on earth. This pushes people to work hard and accumulate wealth. Although we live in a society that is secular, we often see signs of this ideology. If people that are saved are wealthy, then poor people are often seen as sinners and thus bad people. During the first 100 days of his presidency, President Trump, has already attempted to repeal the Affordable Health care Act and has proposed another bill that economists say make healthcare three times more expensive than the with the Affordable Health Care Act. In addition, in his budget proposal, he has also slashed the Department of Education budget, meaning that programs such as federal financial aid for low income students will most likely be affected. Other than that, President Trump has made it clear, since his campaign that his office will defund Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood, as an organization, mostly serves low income women. Therefore, defunding Planned Parenthood is taking away funds for the reproductive health of poor women. Removing federal aid to poor people is something that is a result of the stigmatization of poor people in the United …show more content…
One may wonder about the causes of these negative views on the poor. Another aspect of Weber`s theory is that culture carriers who have greater influences on society are affected by religion in those way, leading to the spread of these ideas, even to people who are not protestant. He Writes “Particularly important are religious concepts of duty as a kind of informal institutions. In the form of a religious ethic they influence the way of life of those social groups that can be identified as the most influential cultural carriers” ]Weber (1920, p. 13). Weber writes that the protestant are the beourgoisie and thus the cultural carriers. Therefore, if religious concepts affect them, then they affect the rest of society. In our modern day society, some culture carriers are journalists for the very reason that their profession is to report on events including shifts in culture. However, among journalists, are those who sometimes report on public opinion. Leading up to the election, and even during the election, we have seen newspaper articles painting the poor in bad light and also newspapers that speak on the exploitation of the