Economic inequality

for the betterment of man. His view on inequality and injustice demonstrate that his state of nature is different from Thomas Hobbs. He points out that the state of nature of man is not evil like Hobbs might suggest, but he proposes that man is neither good nor evil but is born sub-moral . As our focus on the self and the arts become bigger than our focus on virtue and morality, we leave that state of sub-morality. Looking at the high levels of inequality taking place in our society, Rousseau…

billion and the UK box office at $1.9 billion (Brzeski). While the US has managed to stay a leader in the film industry for more than 100 years, many argue that Hollywood has failed to address economic and racial inequalities that plague this very successful industry. If we scrutinize the economic inequalities of…

another emerges from the dust. As the gaps in income seem to never stop growing farther apart, humans learn a new quality to be used for their own supercilious motives. Classism is recognized as the newcomer. With ever-increasing ubiquitous income inequality, the door is opened for conspicuous consumption and extreme consumer debt in the U.S. and…

Equality of opportunity within an economic system is realized when the barriers that obstruct an individual from fulfilling their economic and social potential are dismantled such that the fate of every member of society is determined exclusively by their decisions and preferences. Methods of achieving equality of opportunity target the discriminatory barriers, both legal and prejudicial obstructions, that impact arbitrary groups categorized along racial, class, and gender lines. Members of…

of whether or not income inequality increases crime rate. Income inequality can be defined as an unequal distribution of collective or individual income across the populace in a given economy. In conjunction with crime rate, the importance of income inequality is significant. Equality is a critical characteristic for most societies. The increase of inequality specifically in economic terms, creates a greater gap between the wealthy and the underprivileged. Income inequality could equate to…

for Inequality: Non-participation in the American Polity” is an article that explores the possible reasons for the linkage between increasing economic inequality and the lack of political participation within the lower and middle classes. The thesis of this article is to “[draw] individual differences and societal developments into a single account of structured behavior” regarding the aforementioned trend of lack of political activity within those of lower incomes and how increasing economic…

these concepts—inequality, poverty, and violent extremism. It begins by providing a concise and comprehensive meaning more so as they apply to, and/or are used in this study. Furthermore, we engage available and relevant literature with the aim to discover various positions of scholars regarding these concepts in the past. This will guide as we navigate this terrain. Finally, it provides the theoretical framework upon which we build our inquiry. 2.1 CONCEPTUAL DISCOURSES INEQUALITY; POVERTY;…

is still very expensive to attend college. So there are opportunities made present, however the reality of the opportunity is still not surreal. Just another example how there is inequality even though it looks like the problem is being resolved, more like being shaded by a veil. We also see a large growth of inequality amongst the lower class of African Americans and Hispanics, specifically home equity (Goldrick-Rab, 2016 p.141). This is due to families not being able to afford their mortgages…

disasters. About 50% of the world’s largest cities are located along tropical cyclone tracks or major earthquake belts. And the average amount of disaster victims is 150 times greater in the developing world compared to the developed countries. The economic loss, as a percent of GNP is 20 times greater. The concern over the risk of megacities, particularly in the developing world, is their growing vulnerability caused by their hyper-concentrations of population, dependence on complex and aging…

Pretend you work your hardest on something expecting to get a noticed for it, but someone does the same thing and gets recognition for it. See? That’s how inequality in America is like and what many of us go through on a day to day basis. Life has all sorts of downs and ups to it as we all know it right? Let me put it this way, America only gives certain privileged people easy roads in life, while others will have to work harder to get to that point in life. Not only has that been a critical…