Social class in the United States

Individual Reflection The social identities that I identify with would be age, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, educational background, and language. I would identify with these social identities because they describe who I am. I am a 32-year-old heterosexual male of European descent who speaks English, is a Christian, has completed a vocational course in Automotive technology, Military training as a diesel mechanic, an Associates of Science in Pre-Nursing, and is currently…

fairness, but is notably difficult to establish without some backwater form of corruption, as with Stalin and the Soviet Union. It has become the most difficult task presented to possible Communist states. In George Orwell's 1984 it is painfully obvious to both Winston and the reader that the classes and social aspects of Big Brother have been completely twisted and corrupted to the core. Not only can the Inner Party receive more in benefits than the Outer Party or the Proles, but they are…

Keep Your Freedom Most people assume, since they live in the United States, that they are free, and have the freedom to do as they please as long as what they are doing abides by federal and/or state law. But how free are we, really? If you look deep enough, Suzanne Collins illustrates how restricted our freedom in the United States are. Throughout the novel, The Hunger Games, Collins is telling her readers that the government will destroy most means of personal freedom of the citizens. In…

are secure, such as the United States and Canada. On the other hand, socialism may be viewed as superior to capitalism because it seeks for social justice and promotes education. Socialism, a general term for the political and economic theory, advocates a system of collective or government ownership and management of the means of production and distribution of goods.…

advantageous for the general public to believe in the ineffectiveness of government, if it as platform that politicians can benefit from. The Submerged State discusses how many social programs which are funded by taxpayer dollars, for example, the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is not widely recognizable to the general public as a government social program. The creates misperceptions which have an important effect on the electorate, the median voter does not seem him/herself as being a…

different social positions or statuses within a group or society. In a country with a high level of inequality there are higher levels of health and social problems. Also no one is better off in a country that has a high level of inequality. A rich person in a more equal society is better off than one in a more unequal society. Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's book "The Spirit Level" does a great job at pointing out how inequality affects different powerful countries and states in the United…

industrial workers and unions were increasing rapidly in the United States during the 1880s. This was a time when working conditions often were dangerous and physically exhausting while wages were extremely low. The American labor movement during the industrial age included a mixture of socialists, communists and anarchists who believed the capitalist system should be changed. The capitalist society oppressed and exploited the working class, which had essentially built America. Since technology…

president running for office has used as an election tactic, especially democrats. Republican voters are usually Caucasian, upper class, and in higher positioned occupations; while those voting democratic are typically minorities fighting to stay at or above the poverty line. Former President Lyndon B. Johnson was the first politician to use the term War on Poverty during his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. This was during a time when the national poverty rate was around nineteen…

widespread activism, who was concerned and rose the question of political leaders, culture, and economy of the United States. American citizens relied on the “government to perform the securing of external defense, the maintenance of internal order, and the provision of an honest currency but none transpired.” (Johnson, 2007, Pg. 557) Did the progressive movement affect the United States of America negatively? I will quickly explain the overview and major shifts during the Progressive Era then…

are two to three times more likely to be uninsured than non-Hispanic whites (Institute of Medicine). Establishing a single-payer healthcare system would legally insure appropriate representation and equality amongst all citizens throughout the United States. A healthcare reform would provide security to those who need it most; the minorities. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) published a set of collaborative data analyses, statistics, and graphs titled, “NCHS Data on Racial and…