In many societies, there are conflicts and they could relate to things from power between the people and the government officials. In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the people of Panem is face with that situation, but have never united to fight the Capitol because of the strict regulations they are put under. These problems between the social classes and gender have all contributed to create the social strain and when Katniss Everdeen was sent to the arena in place of her sister, it caused an uproar in the Districts and called for a rebellion.
Conflict theory could between when there are two or more groups who are experiencing social strain and when that social strain that promotes social changes. The conflict theorists argue that the …show more content…
A recent study stated that for every dollar a man makes, a woman makes 82 cents and when a woman is the sole provider for the family, it could be challenging; this is called the feminization of poverty where majority of families in poverty are matriarch households (Parrillo 445). When a mother and father are divorced, the court almost always gets custody of the child to the mother; however, the mother has something to fight against in the work environment, the glass ceiling. The Glass ceiling is something that limits a woman to upward mobility into higher positions in the workplace. The Everdeen household consists of all female members, and they live in poverty; however, to Katniss’s credit, they are able to live comfortably. Katniss worked hard and against all odds, was able to put some food on the table; however, there are some days where they do have to go to bed without dinner because of the glass ceiling of the Capitol not allowing her to live a comfortable (Collins 10). In America, there are women who are struggling to compete with men for jobs. Men are more likely to be promoted because they are seen as the provider while if women were the only provider for their family, then the women would most likely be overturned because it could be said that the woman would put motherhood above her job where the father would choose his
Conflict theory could between when there are two or more groups who are experiencing social strain and when that social strain that promotes social changes. The conflict theorists argue that the …show more content…
A recent study stated that for every dollar a man makes, a woman makes 82 cents and when a woman is the sole provider for the family, it could be challenging; this is called the feminization of poverty where majority of families in poverty are matriarch households (Parrillo 445). When a mother and father are divorced, the court almost always gets custody of the child to the mother; however, the mother has something to fight against in the work environment, the glass ceiling. The Glass ceiling is something that limits a woman to upward mobility into higher positions in the workplace. The Everdeen household consists of all female members, and they live in poverty; however, to Katniss’s credit, they are able to live comfortably. Katniss worked hard and against all odds, was able to put some food on the table; however, there are some days where they do have to go to bed without dinner because of the glass ceiling of the Capitol not allowing her to live a comfortable (Collins 10). In America, there are women who are struggling to compete with men for jobs. Men are more likely to be promoted because they are seen as the provider while if women were the only provider for their family, then the women would most likely be overturned because it could be said that the woman would put motherhood above her job where the father would choose his