Social Class Inequality : The Existence Of Unequal Opportunities

     Although it is very hard to estimate the number of homeless people in the US, we can get very close using massive amounts of studies and the census so we can at least get a good idea so we can start helping them. 52% of requests for emergency shelter for families were denied in the last year, a 22% increase from least year.(2) Homeless families in rural areas have very little or nothing to fall back on if they are faced with homelessness. They are often forced to live with friends or relatives to avoid homelessness. This is often considered homelessness and counted in studies. However, nearly half of the families requiring emergency shelter aren't even as lucky as to have a friend or relative to live with.(3) The national estimate for homelessness in the United States as of 2001, was 3.5 Million people, 1.5 million of them being

America’s education system is one of the most respectable, reputable and sought after commodities in our society, but it is also the most overcrowded, discriminatory, and controversial system ever established. Most people yearn for a higher education because it 's what 's expected in this society in order to get ahead. It means a better job, more money, power, prestige and a sense of entitlement. But this system has let down the children that are supposed to benefit from it. Education discriminates against minorities, and poorer class students are not expected nor encouraged to attain a higher education. The education system is set up to ensure that every child get a basic

Due to research done by, The National Alliance to End Homelessness, they have found three individual groups that make up the homeless. Families, youth, and veterans. “National Alliance to End Homelessness.” Endhomelessness.org, 2015. Mon. 16 Nov. 2015. : There are,”216,197 are people in families.” There is also,”194,302 youth and children were

It is estimated that 3.5 million people will experience homelessness during a given year. The fastest growing population experiencing homelessness is families, mostly made up of single mothers and her children. Families headed by women comprise more than half of the homeless population and 42% of this population is under the age of 5. Across the country about 2.5 million children are homeless, which is equivalent to 1 in every 30 children. The legal definition of homeless “refers to those who spend 7 consecutive nights in a car, abandoned building, public park, emergency shelter, nonresidential building, or other unconventional residence.

There are over one million children in America who are not getting an education because they have no money and are also homeless. As many as 3.5 million Americans are homeless each year, one million being children. Most homeless people are families who have been thrust into series of unfortunate events that left them with no money. For those living in poverty or close to the poverty line, an everyday life issue that may be manageable for individuals with a higher income can be the final factor in placing them on the street. America can compare with Mexico because most people who are homeless in Mexico are families.

In modern the modern day United states, Americans face a problem that drastically affects the way we have to live life. Our healthcare system has become drastically irregular and unequal in the current system. After thorough analyzation of the provided CTSIP tables one can clearly see the gap between economic and social classes that exists in the current structure and can place the said data into both a functionalist and marxist perspective.

There are varying estimates regarding the number of homeless people in America. According to reports from NLCHP the number of homeless people in America is 3 million which include 1.3 million children. ("Homelessness and Poverty, Overview," 1). As I am living in the state of California so I want you to take notice of the homelessness in this state. Estimates reveal that there are 4,400 to 8,800 homeless people in Foresno County (Della-Piana, 2006). The other areas like San Joaquin County has 2,700 people homeless (Farrow, 2009) and in Sacramento County there are similar number of homeless individuals. The situation has become worse due to financial crisis and financial conditions of foreclosures and layoffs. Other reasons are shortage of cheap housing and increase in inner city drug culture due to which homelessness increased in California's Central Valley.

“The number of homeless children in the U.S. has rush forward in recent years to an all time high, amounting to one child in every 30”, the Department of Education's latest count of 1.3 million homeless children were in

Social inequality is a broad term that has a lot of aspects that determine the definition. “Social inequality refers to the ways in which socially-defined categories of persons are differentially positioned with regard to access to a variety of social goods” (Walker). Some of the first factors to take into consideration when talking about social inequality refer to characteristics such as age, gender, social rank, and ethnicity. Based on somebody’s characteristics can determine their access to social goods such as: education, income, and housing.

According to the National Alliance to end Homelessness, 2015, in 2014, there were approximately 548,424 homeless in one night in the United States and out this number there were 362,163 were single individual and 216,197 were those in families. It is estimated that 84,291 are in the category of chronic homelessness, with 49,933 are the nation’s veterans.

The Students Against Hunger Organization has stated, “as many as 3.5 million people are homeless each year [and] more than 1 million are children” (SAH). This is just within the U.S. alone. Unfortunately, other countries see a much larger percentage of

The way the class is structured in modern time US is the biggest cause of inequality today. This inequality in US is not even acknowledged. When the thought of inequality is either trivialized or brushed as if it doesn’t exist. Although we can agree there are other economic social inequality among other nations as well, but they are within their own boundries; if we are to compare only first world nations. Deaton Angus a professor at Princeton university stated “If the topic of class is introduced, it is always dismissed as far left socialism, having no relvance to modern day US capitalism” (Angus 65.). Even though there is inequality in US, however it also represents equality as well. Where hard work is rewarded with

Social inequality is defined as the unequal distribution of social and economical resources. There are unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions and statuses within a group or society. Because there is social inequality, people have less life chances meaning less educational and occupational opportunities, which prevents movement on the social ladder. This gives authority to the rich because the rich own the means of production, giving capitalists the power to exercise it by exploiting the poor working class. An individual interest and not that of a community drive the rich. Such differences degrade and stigmatize the social class with less money and opportunities causing social stratification.

In briefly evaluating the classical and modern explanations of social inequality, it is essential that we step outside the realm of our own lives, class position, and discard any assumptions we might have about the nature of inequality. This process of critical pedagogy allows us to view our world, not from our perspective, but from a wider, more critical analysis of inequality's nature. Also, it should be considered within this wider perspective that all theories of inequality have a class perspective, where the theorist, based on the position their theory takes, is making claims from (or for) a particular class (whether they want to or not). With this in mind, it seems that most of these theories come

In The Sociology Project 2.5, inequality of opportunity refers to “the ways in which inequality shapes the opportunities for [individuals] to maximize their potential” (Manza, 2012). In other words, the opportunity individuals get is based on the social class they were born into, and the circumstances they faced. Social mobility is defined as “the movement of individuals from one social position into another” (Manza, 2012). Social mobility and inequality of opportunity go hand in hand as social mobility becomes a way to measure inequality of opportunity. Social mobility helps to determine the degree to which an individual's social class changes between generations. Both these concepts are influenced by four major factors, which are; family,