Inequality The world around us is comprised of unequal social factors in all ages and periods, and inequality is preeminently shown in economics. In the past, inequality was mainly reflected by gender discrimination and racial discrimination. In the present, inequality is revealed by class-ism, a prejudice on the basis of social class. All these discriminations and inequalities were actually created by profits. Besides, inequality will not be disappeared shortly. In the past, white Americans used racial hierarchy to maximize their profits. In other words, inequality was a tool to help the specific ethnic group be wealthier. According to Ronald Takaki’s book Strangers from A Different Shore, in 1852, during the Gold Rush period, the legislature
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Since the tuition is expensive and is not really affordable for people who are from lower class or middle class, they are struggling in obtaining bachelor’s degrees or above. In the article “For poor children, trying hard is not enough” by Trina Shanks, published by CNN News, she states that “only 29% of the highest-achieving eighth-graders complete college if they come from low-income families.” In contrast, “30% of the lowest-achieving eighth-graders and 74% of the highest-achieving eighth-graders complete college if they come from high-income families.” Even though students from low-income families have ability to study excellently, they do not have enough financial support to obtain higher education. Due to the fact that they cannot continue their education, they can hardly seek for their dream jobs. Katie Rucke in her article “Who can afford college in America,” she states that “But those without some higher education, which includes a technical degree or training, usually work minimum wage jobs that don’t offer benefits, and they are finding it almost impossible to escape poverty.” Distinctly, classism does essentially matter to make the unequal distribution of wealth. Since people and their children from low-income families have hard to time to achieve higher education, they cannot have any jobs that are above minimum wage. Consequently, they cannot get rid of the hardship. On the other side, people who from upper class have enough financial power to aid their kids to get well education so their children can have more knowledge and skills. The rich and their next generation will stay rich since they have knowledge and skills, while the poor and their next generation will never step out from slum since they cannot continue schools. Therefore, the distribution of wealth will never be equal; instead, the gap between the rich and the poor will
Since the tuition is expensive and is not really affordable for people who are from lower class or middle class, they are struggling in obtaining bachelor’s degrees or above. In the article “For poor children, trying hard is not enough” by Trina Shanks, published by CNN News, she states that “only 29% of the highest-achieving eighth-graders complete college if they come from low-income families.” In contrast, “30% of the lowest-achieving eighth-graders and 74% of the highest-achieving eighth-graders complete college if they come from high-income families.” Even though students from low-income families have ability to study excellently, they do not have enough financial support to obtain higher education. Due to the fact that they cannot continue their education, they can hardly seek for their dream jobs. Katie Rucke in her article “Who can afford college in America,” she states that “But those without some higher education, which includes a technical degree or training, usually work minimum wage jobs that don’t offer benefits, and they are finding it almost impossible to escape poverty.” Distinctly, classism does essentially matter to make the unequal distribution of wealth. Since people and their children from low-income families have hard to time to achieve higher education, they cannot have any jobs that are above minimum wage. Consequently, they cannot get rid of the hardship. On the other side, people who from upper class have enough financial power to aid their kids to get well education so their children can have more knowledge and skills. The rich and their next generation will stay rich since they have knowledge and skills, while the poor and their next generation will never step out from slum since they cannot continue schools. Therefore, the distribution of wealth will never be equal; instead, the gap between the rich and the poor will