Discourse on Inequality

regarding the male or female gender. There are many standards that dictate how individuals should dress, think, behave, and interact with the world around them. It is when these roles begin to reduce the life chances of individuals and preserve inequality that becomes problematic. Our civilization needs to reflect on equality rather than preserve outdated concepts of gender roles that really have no place in a progressive society. When working in the same occupation as a man, women earn less.…

than you and a bigger pay check than you. Only because the color of your skin or your gender? If you said yes to any of these questions then that is called social inequality. Social inequality has been around a long time weather it’s about how much money you make what and where you eat. There are many different types of social inequalities that occur throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as in our society today. An example of social in equality in the novel is that the church the black…

Inequalities are embedded in marketisation of care due to ‘contracting out’ public provision to the market, insufficient financial support for purchasing services, and different levels of purchasing power among care users. Based on study in England, Sweden, and Australia, Brennan et al (2012) argue that there is no obvious results of lower costs after market mechanisms being applied in care sector, which exacerbated inequalities among service users based on their…

Foucault’s statement on power can be understood as an interchangeable relationship depending on the context of the situation. Foucault’s views on politics, power and government can be used to better understand the funding and regulation aspect of education. Power is present in all interactions and can be used to explain contests between various key players, like the government, teachers and students. In the case of “Australia education fails, one in four young people-but not the wealthy ones”,…

country striving toward equality more than ever before, equal opportunity is still far from being something felt by all. In modern America, people claim that women in the workforce are the ones who are stuck suffering from inside the confines of inequality. Experts have summarized these restrictions on women with the term “glass ceiling”, meaning “the unfair system or set of attitudes that prevents some people (such as women or people of a certain race) from getting the most powerful jobs”.…

that women are being valued on appearance than skill, is one of the biggest issues in the inequalities for genders. In fact, Rebecca Addlington—who is a swimmer for Great Britain—won two gold medals in Beijing, “but as her fame rose, [her] physical appearance became more widely discussed than her success” (“Four Awful Truths About Gender Inequality In Sport – Rife Magazine”). As women’s fame rise, the inequality of salaries are still at a loss; male athletes’ salaries are extensively larger than…

In this paper, I will analyze John Harris’ argument structure in his 1975 article “The Survival Lottery,” then raise an objection to one of his arguments, then I will state what I believe Harris’ response to my arguments would be. After an analysis of Harris’ arguments, I disagree with Harris’ assertion that all lives are equal based on arguments involving society, virtue, and social effect. I believe that Harris would counter with arguments of utilitarianism, legality, and application of the…

Leveling the Playing Field: Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement The fixed inequalities perpetuated by a student’s family socioeconomic status make it extremely hard for students to successfully achieve academically. Students from lower socioeconomic status backgrounds are given the short end of the stick from the start. This is something that is further exacerbated by the inequalities within the United States public school system. Public schools are unequal. This may be because of…

In one corner, there is the equality that Diana Moon Glampers represents, equal in every way possible; in the opposing corner, there is the inequality Harrison Bergeron symbolizes, one king and his many subjects (“Harrison Bergeron” vol 5). Diana Moon Glampers uses force and law to form a society of “total equality”, if her rules are defied there is death and jail time (The facts). Both extremes…

What determines our amount of pay? Should it be our age? How about our social standings? Should our sex enable us from equal pay, or should the quality of our work speak for the quantity of pay deserved by both men and women? With so many employers underpaying women for doing the identical job as their male counterpart and receiving less pay. Women are subjected to believing their efforts are not valued as much as their male coworkers. We are paid less money to do the same job, receive no pay…