Social Inequality In Education

University of California, Berkeley, a prestigious world’s leading institution which is renowned for the scope of publication and research, has become the dream of many passionate young people. What have brought me here is not just my academic performance in college, but also the cultural capital that was passed from my parents and the opportunities that the community and schools have provided to me. Emile Durkheim argues that education is “the image and reflection of society”(Durkheim). Education plays an important role as a part of a society which determines class position and how people move in social mobility. However, not all the students get equal opportunity to be able to achieve their goals and attend this school due to the inequality …show more content…
Unfortunately, The United States is not even close to this basic level of social equality. There is a paradox saying that “US is the richest nation in the world, but has the most unequal distribution of wealth among industrialized nations” (Kelsey, Lecture. Sep 20). This kind of unequal distribution also reflects in the educational system which was influenced by social policy, unequal conditions among the communities, and unfair distribution of wealth. In this paper, I will explore the relationship between social inequality and our educational system. I will argue that equality in education would contribute to individual success and social development significantly. In other words, what specifically the society has to work on is to improve the quality and equality of education in order to create opportunity for …show more content…
For those kids who come from rich families or middle class families, they don’t worry about their basic needs of living. Their innate sense of superiority gives them confidence in doing everything. Since their young ages, the parents have done quite a lot of things to make sure their kids to be great. They send their kids to different kinds of after-school programs or activities to explore their talents. They teach their kids by sharing their experiences and culture capital from their families. As a result, these kids feel that they are the leaders of the school and definitely would be the leaders of this society. In the opposite, those kids from poor and working class families are more self-reliance. They don’t get enough cares from their parents because their parents focus more on getting food, clothing, and basic needs for their families. In this kind of circumstance, these poor children sadly learn that they are not of much value to