Social inequality is the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group or society. Social inequality in the United States is growing for multiple different reasons: Power, race, gender, age, and class. Marxism and Functionalism are two different theories that cover social inequality, with colliding views. Social inequality exists in every factor of life. The theory of Marxism is created by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. In this theory, “it is not the ideas or values human beings hold that are the main sources of social change” (Giddens, Dunneier, Appelbaum, and Carr, 10). Social change is the alteration in basic structures of a social group or society. Social change is an ever-present
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Social inequality has been a problem for minorities since as early as the 1600’s. Minorities have been given less opportunity to move up in the social structure; on the macro scale, social structure is the system of socioeconomic stratification (e.g., the class structure), social institutions, or, other patterned relations between large social groups. On the meso scale, it is the structure of social network ties between individuals or organizations. The social structure is like a pyramid of placement in society based on class, the most wealthy individuals are on the top and the lowest earners on the bottom. Social order pertains to the social structure because, minorities have been placed in a pattern of disadvantage for education and opportunity. Social order refers to a particular set or system of linked social structures, institutions, relations, customs, values and practices which conserve, maintain and enforce certain patterns of relating and behaving. Frederick Engels refers to the proletarians as the low earners in the English society. They sell their work for a wage. The bourgeoisie are the top earners in the English society. The middle class is the majority. Minorities are commonly known for working low paying jobs. Referring to the article by Engels, “- and further find that it is all but invariably high in those streets which are in bad condition, and most invariably low in those whose condition is …show more content…
Gender plays a significant role in the workplace. This could be anything from how much women earn, what position they hold, and even how they are treated. Socialization is the social process through which children develop an awareness of social norms and values and achieve a distinct sense of self. Socialization plays a part in gender inequality because children are raised seeing and experiencing the difference in treatment based on your gender. The functionalist perspective believes that, “Gender differences, and specifically men and women's specialization in different tasks, contribute to social stability and integration” (Giddens, Dunneier, Appelbaum, and Carr, 228). Women in the workplace do not hold as many high power positions as men. Less than ten percent of women hold CEO positions in major companies. Functionalists Davis and Moore explain how, “ The average CEO makes 360 times more than the average worker” (Grant-Friedman, 2/14/17). This is an excessive inequality that is also a gender inequality. “Sociologists define gender inequality as the difference in the status, power, and Prestige that women and men have in groups, collectives, and societies” (Giddens, Dunneier, Appelbaum, and Carr, 232). According to Figure 10.3, The Gender Pay Gap, in 1959 women made around $15,000 less than men. In 1959 men made around $37,000 and women around $22,000. Ending in 2013 the difference in pay was
Social inequality has been a problem for minorities since as early as the 1600’s. Minorities have been given less opportunity to move up in the social structure; on the macro scale, social structure is the system of socioeconomic stratification (e.g., the class structure), social institutions, or, other patterned relations between large social groups. On the meso scale, it is the structure of social network ties between individuals or organizations. The social structure is like a pyramid of placement in society based on class, the most wealthy individuals are on the top and the lowest earners on the bottom. Social order pertains to the social structure because, minorities have been placed in a pattern of disadvantage for education and opportunity. Social order refers to a particular set or system of linked social structures, institutions, relations, customs, values and practices which conserve, maintain and enforce certain patterns of relating and behaving. Frederick Engels refers to the proletarians as the low earners in the English society. They sell their work for a wage. The bourgeoisie are the top earners in the English society. The middle class is the majority. Minorities are commonly known for working low paying jobs. Referring to the article by Engels, “- and further find that it is all but invariably high in those streets which are in bad condition, and most invariably low in those whose condition is …show more content…
Gender plays a significant role in the workplace. This could be anything from how much women earn, what position they hold, and even how they are treated. Socialization is the social process through which children develop an awareness of social norms and values and achieve a distinct sense of self. Socialization plays a part in gender inequality because children are raised seeing and experiencing the difference in treatment based on your gender. The functionalist perspective believes that, “Gender differences, and specifically men and women's specialization in different tasks, contribute to social stability and integration” (Giddens, Dunneier, Appelbaum, and Carr, 228). Women in the workplace do not hold as many high power positions as men. Less than ten percent of women hold CEO positions in major companies. Functionalists Davis and Moore explain how, “ The average CEO makes 360 times more than the average worker” (Grant-Friedman, 2/14/17). This is an excessive inequality that is also a gender inequality. “Sociologists define gender inequality as the difference in the status, power, and Prestige that women and men have in groups, collectives, and societies” (Giddens, Dunneier, Appelbaum, and Carr, 232). According to Figure 10.3, The Gender Pay Gap, in 1959 women made around $15,000 less than men. In 1959 men made around $37,000 and women around $22,000. Ending in 2013 the difference in pay was