International inequality

In September of 2011, protester camped out in New York City’s Zuccotti Park. Their goal:- “raise awareness to the social and economic inequality, greed, corruption and the perceived undue influence of corporations on government.” They called out the elites and drew mainstream attention to the unbalanced distribution of wealth between the top 1% of the population and the remaining 99%. While millions live deeply in debt, the top 1% enjoy the privilege of their elite lives. Poverty has long been…

people also get discriminated and in South Africa, you can see clear examples. Especially at universities, students fight and confront each other because of racial hatred. Shocked teachers tell about students that made a racist video that got international attention and white people that have been assaulted at school. At some universities in South Africa, white people get denied entering classes and get overlooked in favour of their black counterparts with much less academic abilities and worse…

Poverty, this is word million of Americans know first hand. Issues of Poverty has been the center of social problems since the mid-1960’s. The poor people of our nation are trying to find their way out of poverty, while the rich are developing ideas to improve the lives of their people. Poverty is a global issue that has yet to end. We live in a world of inevitable poverty, so I wanted to look further into this issue. The first article was called “The Changing Face of Poverty in America” by…

in political instability, social capital and legitimacy, increases income inequality and has a tremendous adverse effect on the well-being of the poor (Kéita, 2010). This critical review examines three articles on the issue of corruption and income inequality. Where the Charron, Heston and Kumar articles focus on corruption…

Inequality is increasingly at the forefront of public debate. After seven years, global economies today continue to struggle for recovery from the 2007-2009 Great Recession. Rising inequality is not a new issue, yet the subject and its distribution has been continuously marginalized in the field of mainstream economics. Perhaps it is due to inconsistent views of what economic inequality is, its level of economic consequences, and when inequality becomes unjustified. As a famous economic…

link between income inequality and criminal cases will be explained, using evidence from various sources such as the administrative data. The income inequality…

Radley). Lee studied law (similar to atticus) and then published To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 during the Civil Rights Movement. Her novel went on to win the Pulitzer Prize a year later. In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the social and gender inequalities are the main issues. Lee approaches these themes with the perspective of Scout, juxtaposition, symbolism, and foreshadowing. Scout is young girl who is intelligent for her age and is very observant. Her judgement can be poor at times…

of good and bads in this society such as gender and race".The distribution of bads is related to class differences ( poor sector) and the distribution or goods has to do with the ( hierquii ) or wealthy sector. Ulrich perspectives about social inequality are based also on another important concepts of the social scientist Curran which are risks society and individual risk. Euginez 's ( 2006) claimed the following: science, the principal institution for identifying and analyzing risks, is drawn…

Bernie Sanders is now a popular candidate for the Presidency and many are now saying he has a chance to win the Democratic Nominee. However, when he first announced his candidacy, one of his biggest obstacles was getting Americans to be familiar with Sanders and to get them to support his campaign. When Sanders announced his candidacy back in May, his purpose was simply trying to persuade the typical American to support his campaign. Sanders utilizes ethos, pathos, and logos in his announcement…

Pride and Prejudice: Current Economic Inequality and America’s Poor Attitude Once America was touted land of opportunity, a place where hard work, dedication and smarts could launch you from rags to riches. If one worked hard enough, they could have a plentiful life of wealth and happiness. Unless you are born affluent, we cannot argue this as easily conceivable possibility any longer. CEO’s have record high salaries and profit margins. Unemployment is down. This is only part of the story.…