Discourse on Inequality

Ashley Douglas: Inequality at College and/or High School Over the course of this semester, I felt that I was able to truly comprehend the work of David Shipler, John Iceland, Anette Lareau, and the like, who reported on the effects of relative poverty. The reason for this being was because my former school, Parkland Magnet High, was a manifestation of the crippling effects of inequality. Income disparity, lack of social capital, and inadequate cultural capital all interacted to define the…

Certainly, Inequality is the United States has increased. I think more than the studies, what has been going on in the nation and in the entire planet about how socioeconomic classes have distanced apart is pretty notorious. Paul Krugman, a well-known economist and Nobel prize winner agrees with the high inequality being face mostly in the United States, and he mentioned that one of the main causes is due to the higher inheritance and dynasties that has stored great amount of wealth leading…

It is no secret that money makes the world go around. Thanks to Bernie Sanders, my own knowledge from the classes I have taken, and books and articles I have read, my conclusion is that social and health inequalities exist in the world today due to income inequality. Income inequality is currently a major global problem because in many countries, including even the most developed ones, such as England and the United States, there is a large monetary gap between the rich and the poor. Because of…

Nowadays, there seems to be one constant factor that is always present in the American Dream. Money. Most americans dream about living in luxury and having lots and lots of money. Money has become a very controversial subject. Some will say that the key to success and happiness is with money, whereas others will say that not even all the money in the world could determine happiness. The United States is a very materialistic nation where just about everyone will overwork themselves in order to…

“As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate out society in modern ways. Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable” (Al Sharpton). Not only has racism been a key factor in the inequality and social stratification in today’s society, but gender and income has also played a key role as well. Social stratification involves hierarchical differences not only in economic positions,…

Globalization is the gasoline on the fire of development and global connections. The connections that have been made both physically and structurally between many countries, corporations and individuals have created our current cross-national world. The United states is a perfect example of cultural imperialists and investors of many global networks and governments. Those alliances and transactions have built our markets and supplied our lifestyles. I believe that globalization will change how…

Certainly, the market-machine system is the main cause of myriad health, social, and environmental problems. Our market-system is only advantageous for one group, and anything that only brings benefits for one group is not fair. So, our market-machine system is not fair if it is only advantageous for the rich and not the poor. Instead of giving the poor population, the system works to take money away from the poor. As they always, in these system “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” In…

rich and poor is known as economic inequality, or the disproportion between groups in a select population ranging from a community to a country or even the world. Your typical economist will classify economic disparity in three categories; consumption, income and wealth. Inequality has commonly been noted in studies of economics as a growing social problem. Too much or too little inequality can be destructive to any society, wealth concentration and inequality can hinder the long term growth of…

Alyssa Bursott Dr. Stephanie Spars SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology March 31, 2016 Retirement At some time in many working individual’s life, retirement goes from a goal that the individual had been working toward to a reality. During this stage in life, many find themselves old and full of worry for what the future may bring now that they might not continue in their career. Retirement is considered a way for society to control the job flow, as well as a possible portal for discrimination.…

1% of America has increased their wealth by over 250% while the rest of the population struggles to make ends meet. • The lack of intervention from the government and American politics are at the heart of the problem. The government has promoted inequality by deregulating the economy, which allows the wealthy to gamble with their money and put everyone else at risk in the process of their economic gains. Politicians discovered early…