International inequality

An individual’s social class has, to a certain extent, an impact on happiness because it is a factor that affects a person’s happiness through inequality with others. This inequality of a stratified society is an obstacle that everyone faces to varying degrees. Carter (2011, p.216) illustrated this inequality by pointing out that in America, just 400 people own one half of the country’s wealth, and that 25 of them have the same amount of money as 2 billion poor people. She further pointed out…

Feudal System The feudal system was around for 800 years. It was a successful way to control the people because the royalty people would control the minds of their people by torture and by their faith. It consist from four parts the royalty which was only 2% of the population. These people would usually marry their cousins whit out them knowing. The second most powerful rank was the church, which is only 2% of the population. In the third rank was the merchant which is only 4% of the…

Living in a country without independence since the beginning of time is a major conflict that Hong Kong has faced. New York City’s reporter, Yuen Ying Chan, returned home to her homeland after years of being away in America. Hong Kong and China are seen as a country that is based on two governments, one system, and people of Hong Kong wants their fair share of acknowledgement of their own, as a state, from the mainland. In this op Ed, “Hong Kong and the Realities of China’s Rise”, readers will…

Gender differences in illegal crossing: Are men more likely to take bigger risks than woman? Introduction Road crossing behaviour in areas where drivers don’t expect pedestrians to cross the street is a calculated risk taken by many people in an attempt to avoid walking a long distance or in order to get to their destination quickly. However, this unsafe behavior of people crossing a street where laws do not permit can lead to severe consequences. For example, in Romania in 2009 in terms of…

Devon Kaminski Soc-309 Essay 4 Ch. 2 1. What factors lie behind rises in income inequality in the U.S. in recent decades? While many factors play a role, the few that strike as most pertinent are declines in earnings growth, which is a rise in workers that make less money and an ever growing gap between the higher skilled and lower skilled workers, an economical shift from production of goods to production of services, shifts in demand for high/low skilled workers which opened up temporary…

The video I watched was Inequality in America. The video explains how 5,000 Americans were asked how they think wealth is distributed in the United States. They were also asked what they think the ideal distribution was. What they thought and what they think the ideal distribution was close in numbers with 20% of Americans getting more than everyone else. Later in the video it showed the actual distribution of wealth and it was a lot different than the ideal and what the 5,000 people thought.…

Chad Blenz Econ 101, Written Report 19 April 2015 There are multiple factors that make measuring inequality difficult. Such as In-Kind Transfers, which are known as nonmonetary items such as, food stamps, housing vouchers, and medical services that are provided for the poor. Standard measurements of the degree of inequality do not take account of these in-kind transfers, which are relied on by the poorest individuals in our society, and without these in-kind transfers as part of income, there…

The fear surrounding economic inequality is reflected in society. Similar to the city of Panem, the division between the wealthy and poor is reflected in our society. The wealthy are often gifted with better opportunities, living conditions, and an overall quality of life. The poor are required to work hard to only live a mediocre life in comparison. This drastic differentiation in wealth and life may lead people to act in immoral ways. In order to remain superior, the wealthy do not help or…

To all of those who shout against poverty, war, discrimination, exploitation, discrimination, and environmental destruction – shout louder. According to Zastrow (2014), “In 2012 over 46 million people, about 15% of our population, were living below the poverty line” (p. 117). Poverty can be in our own backyard without even noticing it. I could be the child down the street who goes to bed hungry each night or even the neighbors who had their heat shut off. Poverty isn't just the third world…

Social Security has long been a subject of reform, with many finding the pay-as-you-go, or PAYGO, system inefficient, becoming more problematic by the Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, putting more strain on the system. On option for reform is the Cato Institute, which plans to split split the Social Security payments in half. Just like many reform propositions, has detractors, this, for example, this is a frightening proposition for those already receiving benefits, since there would be…