Unequal Balance In Class And Social Inequality

Income inequality is on the rise and it is evident in most cities throughout the United States. There are individuals with six to seven figure incomes and then there are individuals whose income is just enough to get by. The middle class is not as prominent as the upper and lower class. This should be the other way around. There should not be so many cities with very wealthy neighborhoods right next door to low class, rundown neighborhoods, with little middle class households. Digging deeper, 47.6% of the money in the United States belongs to individuals that receive $98,200 or more (“Distribution of U.S. family income”, 101). The middle class should be much more noticeable with the upper and lower

Income disparities have been an issue within the American society before and during the arrival of the industrial revolution. During the industrial revolution era white, middle-class women were viewed as dainty, unproductive, submissive and domesticated individuals whom worth was based upon her virtuous character. Therefore, because society perceived women as a “cult of true womanhood” they believe women certainly could not be paid employees as noted by Gordon, Buhle, and schrom (as cited in Samuels, Jiménez, Herrera & Ferber, 2009, p. 337). The reason women were referred to as the “cult of true womanhood” was because of its strict and somewhat pious standards. This abstract way of thinking toward women’s restrictive position within society

Poverty and income inequality is an enormous obstacle in which certain Americans may face daily. Poverty refers to economic or income deprivation (Iceland 2006). Some may refer to poverty as having material hardships, or having one’s income and assets compared against a standard. If an individual’s income falls below the standard, they’re considered “poor” (Newman and O’Brien 2011). Poverty may be currently measured in two common ways, either through an absolute measure or relative. The poverty measure I am proposing would be looking at “family/couple/household” as the unit of analysis, cost of food, childcare, housing, and transportation as scale of resources, and the threshold will be using a more relative dimensional perspective.

Enrolling in this class, I was extremely aware of the majority of the social stratification classifications

Over the past 30 years, income inequality has been growing markedly as the gap between different social classes. Income inequality interests me the most as it is a future-related issue that anyone can be subject to. Briefly speaking, when incomes are distributed unequally for the same working hours/type of job depending on gender, race, disability, fortune, or age. As the gap is forming between the rich and anyone else, the middle class slowly started to fade. One of the many disadvantages that this issue carries is its effect in giving birth to discrimination between different social groups. This can also lead to decreasing employment chances depending on certain shallow details. The United Nations can address this issue by establishing a

Tracing back to the very first Asian immigrants in America, which were Filipinos arrived in Morro Bay, California, Asian immigrants have stepped on this land of freedom and opportunity for decades (Borah, 1997). Until 2011, based on the statistics by U.S. census Bureau, Asian Americans comprised about 5.6% of the entire population in the United States. However, compared to other races in the United States, Asian Americans are still more likely to be neglected. They are more like guests than hosts in this country. The perpetual foreigner is a particular adjective to describe Asian Americans. Moreover, this neglecting comes from both inside and outside. In other words, not just other races have stereotypes or discrimination

Growing up in a diverse community being surrounded with people of different races, sexuality, gender, and socio-economic class has shown me that we all share different experiences. We all go through different events during our lives that add to our experience and shape us to who we become as people. I took a class about social inequalities in the United States, and it helped me realize that many of us are victims of social injustices, whether it is how someone treated because of their race, or being expected to act a certain way because of gender or sexuality, or even recognizing the lack of opportunities because of socio-economic class. Understanding not only my own, but other’s experiences as well is important to me because it has shaped

Marxists sociologists, such as Althusser, Bowles and Gintis and Willis argue that education operates in the interests of the ruling class and maintains capitalism. However, other sociologists oppose this by arguing that this is false and education is meritocratic.

Income inequality is a major issue throughout society in the United States of America, due to a corrupt and inconsistent economy that is displayed for individuals to suffer through. Those who are rich or poor in the United States of America should not all live equal lives. Yes, rich people benefit the most from income inequality, however they do not participate towards a fair level of taxpaying commitment, in comparison to those individuals who live low or middle class lifestyles. Anger occurs frequently from high-class individuals when the conversation of equal tax paying money becomes issued as a relevant topic and issue. The answer towards fixing income inequality should not make every high, middle or low class individual live in an equal wealthy lifestyle, it actually means the opposite view. As the three different social and wealthy classes exist, all of those individuals who live in their classified lifestyle, should have to pay taxes in the economy that appear fair and appropriate towards the type of income that they receive.

Not many people realize, but there are many social inequalities shaping our everyday lives. Sexual orientation discrimination discriminates against transgender and homosexual people, and many people in America are affected by it. Whether someone is transgender, gay, or a lesbian, they are looked upon as an oddball or a freak. It is important to bring awareness to the topic of social inequality and persecution, especially sexual orientation discrimination, because various genres of literature can be used to help change society's views of tolerance and acceptance, it impacts teenagers in modern America, and affects readers when learning about social inequality.

“The number of Asian immigrants grew from 491,000 in 1960 to about 12.8 million in 2014, representing a 2,597 percent increase. In 1960, Asians represented 5 percent of the U.S. foreign-born population; by 2014, their share grew to 30 percent of the nation’s 42.4 million immigrants. As of 2014, the top five origin countries of Asian immigrants were India, China, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Korea. The migration motivations and demographic characteristics of Asian immigrants have varied greatly over time and by country of origin, ranging from employment and family reunification to educational or investment opportunities and humanitarian protection. While the size of the Asian immigrant population in the United States continues to increase, the population’s growth rate has slowed since 1980. Between 1970 and 1980, the number of Asian immigrants grew 308 percent from 825,000 to 2.5 million, then by 196 percent to 4.9 million in 1990.”

Epidemiologists and population health experts have researched and analyzed the issue of income inequality and low socioeconomic status and how it relates to one’s health conditions. Across the globe, income has a major impact on the quality of other determinants of health, such as housing, food security and other basic prerequisites for health (Mikkonen and Raphael, 2010). Socioeconomic status (SES) can impact an individual’s health through factors such as control over material resources, social and political power, prestige, knowledge and educational skills; access to care; and exposure levels to agents harmful to health (Viswanath and Bond, 2007). On average, the more advantaged an individual is, the better their health overall (Alder and Ostrove, 1999).

Many people around the world have been faced with inequality at some point in their life whether it is because of race, ethnic background, or gender. Also, social class plays a major role within inequality because, depending on the social class one is born into it can predict a lot about their future. Class is defined as the status one hold in society, socially or economically: according to socioeconomic factors, it can be one's status pertaining to things such as education, wealth, or occupation. Social class in our society has always been, and continues to be, a major problem for various social inequalities related to work, educational opportunities, and health benefits. Although there have been many improvements in our social structure in the past decades, many people in the United States find themselves at disadvantage because of their social class.

My family showed me that although we aren’t at the lowest of standards. Being in the working class still makes us a minority from the social inequality standard.

This article informs and convinces the audience that only when the community can join forces to eliminate social inequality, can the working poor in the US have more opportunities to climb up the social ladder. Working poor in the US are much more diligent their European counterparts as they have a higher tendency to worker longer hours and retire later (Lam, 2017). Unfortunately, neither can they improve their living standard, nor experience an upward mobility thanks to the lack of opportunities. This phenomenon explains why the majority the respondents have become skeptical towards the importance of assiduousness to the social status and living standard advancement of the impoverished in a poll conducted by the Strong, Prosperous and Resilient