I am sure you have heard of Wal-Mart before, whether from a magazine you read, a commercial you saw on TV, on the side of the road, etc. Wal-Mart is a great place to go for your shopping needs. They have things ranging from electronics, household items, paint, clothing, guns, hunting and fishing equipment, grocery items, tire shop, clinic, photography store, nail salon, etc. Wal-Mart is Americas largest employer with over 1.4 million employees (Amadeo). This has both positive and negative effects on our society as a whole. In this paper, I will be exploring the functions, conflicts, and the types of interactions that occur within the Wal-Mart corporation as a whole. I went to my local Wal-Mart to investigate these three things.
Wal-Mart has many functions as well as dysfunctions whether they are personal, manifest, or latent. The functions of Wal-Mart for society as a whole vary. When …show more content…
When talking about if Wal-Mart affects every group in society the same way, the answer is no. This is so because people like myself refuse to go anywhere near a Wal-Mart because of the stingy atmosphere, bad customer service, bad effects Wal-Mart has on America and society as a whole, etc. People go to Wal-Mart to save money, as stated earlier. It is pretty evident that Wal-Mart tends to attract the lower income citizens of America. When you ask anyone where they would rather shop (Target or Wal-Mart), they would say Target because Target is cleaner, has better customer service, and is just an overall nicer place. It has been argued that Wal-Mart creates more poverty by giving their workers low wages, not providing their workers with good health benefits, etc. Wal-Mart contributes to conflict between unequal groups in our society by attracting poor people with their low prices. Wal-Mart contributes in a negative way when talking about social change in our society. Wal-Mart creates many conflicts within our
Wal-Mart has many functions as well as dysfunctions whether they are personal, manifest, or latent. The functions of Wal-Mart for society as a whole vary. When …show more content…
When talking about if Wal-Mart affects every group in society the same way, the answer is no. This is so because people like myself refuse to go anywhere near a Wal-Mart because of the stingy atmosphere, bad customer service, bad effects Wal-Mart has on America and society as a whole, etc. People go to Wal-Mart to save money, as stated earlier. It is pretty evident that Wal-Mart tends to attract the lower income citizens of America. When you ask anyone where they would rather shop (Target or Wal-Mart), they would say Target because Target is cleaner, has better customer service, and is just an overall nicer place. It has been argued that Wal-Mart creates more poverty by giving their workers low wages, not providing their workers with good health benefits, etc. Wal-Mart contributes to conflict between unequal groups in our society by attracting poor people with their low prices. Wal-Mart contributes in a negative way when talking about social change in our society. Wal-Mart creates many conflicts within our