Essay On American Equality

What could be more important than the equality of rights for all American citizens? Women have tried without success for 80 years to be acknowledged as equals in our Constitution through an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Currently there is nothing in the United States Constitution that guarantees a woman the same rights as a man. The only equality women have with men is the right to vote. In order to protect women’s rights on the same level as men, I am in favor of an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution today.

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The struggle for equal rights has been an ongoing issue in the United States. For most of the twentieth century Americans worked toward equality. Through demonstrations, protests, riots, and parades citizens have made demands and voiced their concerns for equal rights. For the first time minority groups were banding together to achieve the American dream of liberty and justice for all. Whether it was equality for women, politics, minorities, or the economy the battle was usually well worth the outcome. I have chosen articles that discuss some of the struggles, voyages, and triumphs that have occurred. The people discussed in the following articles represent only a portion of those who suffered.

We have been told from a young age in school that all men are created equal. This is represented in many ways and predominantly stated in our Declaration of Independence. Others such as Cox and Alm state that “America isn’t an egalitarian society It was not designed to be ”. (Cox and Alm pg. 70) I look at this disconnect as one where reality meets optimistic vision. Democracy was formed with the judgement that both Socialism, and Capitalism were flawed and all men were equal, deserved the same chances and rights specific to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Men are not created equal, nor are the animals that we inhabit this planet with. My experiences have allowed me to witness people with similar education, resources, and social skills and have a huge variation of financial success and happiness due mainly to drive, attitude, and work ethic or lack there off. In support of my statement, in 1970, three groups of Canadian workers, with the similar education over 12 years, were paid by the piece to make Woolen belts. The results were that, “32.2 percent of the economy’s income went to the 20 percent with the highest earning.” (Cox and Alm pg. 65). I strongly agree with Cox and Alm , as they state, “Capitalism, a successful and expanding system, doesn’t fight a fundamental fact of human nature-we vary greatly in capabilities, motivation, interests, and preferences.”

In our Society, we deal with many form of oppression in our daily lives. Unfortunately, different groups of people are more oppressed than others. Oppression is the unjust treatment of a group of people. I believe, our government is a major culprit as they are responsible for oppressing most of society. This involves many groups, such as single mothers, the working class, African Americans, gays and lesbians. In my paper, my personal views will be addressed incorporating ideas from several readings pertaining to different forms of oppression. A summarization of each article will be provided as well.

Equality is something Americans strive to provide and maintain. It has become an integral and necessary part of our mosaic culture. Even now to the point that when people think of America, they naturally think of freedom and equality. People of many different races, disabilities and creeds have come to the United States seeking the impartiality upon which this country was founded. The institutions of this country have relied upon it, just as it was the created by the events in the laying of moral foundations. The expression of America's citizens plays an extremely significant role in the history of equality in American society. In the pursuit of equality and the "American Dream," people have authored inspiring

Gender inequality has engulfed the United States and placed copious varying roles onto the male and female sexes. According to Leila Aboulela, Minaret, “All through life there were distinctions - toilets for men, toilets for women; clothes for men, clothes for women - then, at the end, the graves are identical.” Discrimination places women into different roles and takes away numerous privileges. However in America today after more than a century of struggles by dedicated activists who fought to alter these ideals and gain further rights, the perception of women in society and their contributions to society have been greatly transformed.

In the late nineteenth century in the United States, the idea of the American Dream was firmly in place. In 1931 in the book The Epic of America by James Turslow Adams puts into words, the sentiment that Americans felt the years following the civil war: “but a dream of a social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable. . . regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.” (American Dream) Essentially, what Adams is saying is: when one thinks of the ideals of the United States, individual economic opportunity, emphasis on democracy, and social equality, could all be summed up

There is a high degree of social inequality within the United States. Of most modern industrial countries, the United Stated has some of the richest and some of the poorest people to be found. That fact is very disturbing, however, explains why much of the inequality exists in the US. In the following essay I will explain to you about the inequality in our country and why it occurs, based on the theoretical perspectives of a functionalist, conflict theorist, and social interationist.

Jane Addams, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Rachel Carson were four American women who advocated for social change. Their courage, intelligence, strength and leadership made a positive difference in the lives of many people. These women were pioneers in their times. They either helped to found, or lent their voices to, various social movements, policies, and causes that evolved during their lifetimes and proved successful in helping many oppressed people.

The topic of gender equality has been popular within the United States of America for centuries now with woman being targeted as the lesser gender, often in work places. American citizens and societies have strong opinions about gender equality and the real issue at hand.

Economists, Theologians, Sociologists all have hypothesis regarding why every society (Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Atheist etc) has not been able to embrace social equality yet is ok with spiritual equality. The stem from Economic, Physical and Cultural reasons. Economically, having a woman who is able to provide financially is frightening for two ways. First in Oregon a study stated that if women were to receive a raise to equal that of a males in a skilled field such as engineering “The men maintained their objection (to the pay increase) eventhough their own wage would not be lowered if the women’s wage were increased. It was cited that the reason for this was the potential degradation of self-respect a man saw if a woman made as much as him (Joan Acker
). In addition, even in professional jobs such as doctors females receive only 74% of what there Male counterparts in the USA and 55.75% of there Male coworkers in India. Finally, some believe if a woman is financially independent that takes away power from the males. Ultimately a fear of loss of power or masculinity drives this social inequality. Knowing this patriarchy present in the society in where I live terrifies me as a female and motivates me to advocate for those who women who have not been given a voice since childhood. I truly believe everyone male or female deserves a choice in how they want to live there life domestic or working sphere.

Before there was a women’s movement, every facet of society suppressed women to second-class status. Women were under the control of their husbands and needed their permission to get a job or even obtain a credit card. Poorly portrayed and stereotyped in stage and film roles, women were banned from obtaining an education and from many professional fields of work. But despite the success of the fight for women’s equality over the last 100 years, we need to acknowledge the fact that there is still much more work left to accomplish before women achieve full equity and justice. There remains significant barriers were women are marginalized in the economy, such as the wage discrimination. This gender pay gap plays a critical role in impacting,

The development of America as a nation was largely influenced by several key points in its history that gave rise to a country that is continuously struggling with social equality. First, the consolidation of the United States Constitution, in 1786, failed to legalize slavery, which contentiously allowed slavery to continue, dehumanizing blacks to lower positions in America’s social hierarchy. Next, the changing dynamics of social roles redefined the traditional male and female societal responsibilities and obligations that generated a divide of gender issues. The issue prompted a surge of feminist activists that sought for gender equality that is still being debated today. Finally, in a current and contemporary example, President Trump’s aggressive stance on immigration has forced many immigrants to be fearful of their current status in the country. This issues has been severely centered around race, which has been the core issue and debate with President Trump, Democrats, and the nation. From the 17th century to the 21st century, the United States debated and still debates social equality and what it means to be citizen and a member of society that was reflective through the degradation of slaves and blacks, women rights and their elevated roles in society, racial injustice of African Americans, and the immigration system of contemporary America.

We are all born the same way: as humans, and therefore deserve the same rights and acceptance as long as we all follow the laws and comply with the norms set to protect all individuals. But throughout history certain groups of people have faced discrimination, segregation, and injustice because they are of a specific race, skin color and/or culture that some of us consider to be part of a lower category of human beings, as well as the fact of holding different beliefs and ideals along with preferences when it comes to things such as gender and choice of lifestyle. My only wonder is how an individual or a society as a whole reaches the point of producing enmity towards others who do not hold the same sexual orientation as they do and how