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    According to www.investopedia.com “The overall effect of economic growth on social inequality is, like the effect of a marching column: the column advances and the last rank eventually passes the point which was reached by the vanguard some time before”. This suggests that the richest individuals in society have stayed rich, or even become richer, but for those who are classified as poor, the majority of them have stayed the same. The poor continue to make up a large percentage of the European population

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    Social inequality is defined as the set of unequal opportunities for different social classes or statuses for various individuals within a group or society. It usually refers to people of distinct genders, ages, and ethnicities. Many American’s have experienced some type of social inequality throughout their lifetime. America’s gaping inequality is seen everywhere from education to the workforce. Society tends to oversee inequality based on race, gender, and other social characteristics . Americans

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    n AmericaSocial inequality is defined as the set of unequal for different social classes or statuses for various individuals within a group or society. It usually refers to people of distinct genders, ages and ethnicities. Many American’s have experienced some type of social inequality throughout their lifetime. America’s gaping inequality is seen everywhere from education to the workforce. Society tends to oversee inequality based on race, gender, and other social characteristics believe that racial

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    Section I - Dimensions of Social Inequality Begin by identifying yourself on the dimensions commonly associated with social inequalities: social class (income, wealth, (current and intended) education level, occupational prestige (associated with current or planned career), race, ethnicity, and gender. In addition, you might also identify yourself on dimensions associated with less traditional inequalities, such as national origin,, sexual identity or preference, age, weight, able-bodiedness, and

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    In terms of social division, according to Oxford (2013), “social mobility has fallen rapidly in many country as inequality has grown.” Oxford (2013) argues that the wealthy focus only on better education and healthcare for their own families, rather than helping “public services or paying the taxes to support them.” If the division continues, then there will be a side of “social ills, including violence, mental health, crime and obesity.” Oxford (2013) also states that “unequal societies” not only

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    Combating Social Inequality Social inequality is a global concern impacting not only the poorest nations, but also the most economically advanced nations in the world. More alarming is the amount of separation between the worlds’ wealthiest and the worlds’ poorest inhabitants, with the gap widening year after year. It is estimated that between 17,000 and 22,000 children die each day due to poverty, and more than 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. Governments have implemented policies

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    Social inequality is something our ancestors had to deal with and something our children will have to deal with. This is an ongoing issue addressed by many but solved by none. Social inequality is inevitable in this capitalistic society. This idea of social inequality promotes the idea of capitalism which then promotes the American Dream. The American Dream has become harder to reach than ever before. Since the middle class is shrinking, the lower class finds it near to impossible to work their way

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    Fighting social inequality must occur on two fronts: the defensive front (or charity) and the offensive front (or justice). Just as military tactics often use two fronts to surround the enemy and win the war, so must we as communities implement a way to defeat and undermine social inequality. Just as fighting a war on one front is nearly impossible to win, fighting social inequality with only justice or only charity will not lead to an end to disparity across the country. Instead, I find it helpful

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    novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” one of the multiple dilemmas brought to light in the novel and the film is the social inequality. Rather it be at the suffering of a person of color to a woman or child; todays society still suffers from from the social inequality pointed out in the novel based on the 1930s, 1933 specifically and can be compared to some cases from the novel. Social inequality can be forced on anybody but more specifically pushes onto people of a colored ethnic background (color), the

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    Social inequality is basically considered to be an unfair distribution of resources among people in a society. Inequality among people based on gender, sex, religion, race, color, ethnicity was in our society for over a prolonged period but was not dealt with. It's basically come into play when people try to consider their beliefs and viewpoints as superior to other rather than respecting everyone's belief. People often try to make certain notions of what normal is and then try to look at situations

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