Inequality in Social Classes - 1668 Words

Imagine living in a society full of equality, where everyone would have the same income, house, and social class, in other words a ‘perfect’ world, free of competition, greed, classes, and more importantly inequality. Unfortunately, living in classless society falls under the category of a utopia, as long as greed exists in the heart of society, inequality and the division between classes is not going to end. As Mary Douglas once stated, â€Å"Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination.† If in today’s society, social classes is more important than race and inequality is breeding more inequality, what effects is elevating the low income class going to have on our society and our way of living, will this further shorten the gap or perhaps break the balance between social classes? In Matthew O’Brien’s article, â€Å"RIP, American Dream? Why It’s So Hard for the Poor to Get Ahead Today,† published on June 2013 in The Atlantic, the author presents how today’s economy is based in more inequality and not equality, and how it has affected the economy’s mobility by further widening the social class gap between the people at the top incomes and the less fortunate at the lower income. Listing several issues such as the deregulation in Wall Street, globalization, and even marriage, the author illustrates how America’s top one percent has caused the widening of the economic gap between the top and the rest of society. For instance,Show MoreRelatedThe Inequality Of Social Classes982 Words   |  4 Pagesdiscrepancy is the iniquity in social classes. On September of 2011, Matt Wuerker a political cartoonist for Politico, published Kitchen Tables that highlighted the injustice in social classes. It is a cartoon that consis t of three different drawings of kitchen tables that Americans sit around: a luxurious upper class, an average middle class, and a deprived underclass. Wuerker used unequal proportion between each of the drawings size to represent the iniquity within social classes. He not only gave theRead MoreGap of Inequality Between Social Classes in the United States749 Words   |  3 PagesIn the article â€Å"Confronting Inequality†, Paul Krugman argues that the gap of inequality between social classes in the United States is growing because of self- interest. He cites a â€Å"movement conservative†, Irving Kristol, who claims income inequality is not important because there is social equality. Krugman uses Kristol’s statement as a starting position to state his own. Krugman describes the claim as being a â€Å"fantasy world† and not the â€Å"real America we live in† (Krugman 246). I agree with hisRead MoreHidden Curriculum and Processes Within Schools Pro duce Inequalities Between Children of Different Social Classes709 Words   |  3 PagesCurriculum and Processes Within Schools Produce Inequalities Between Children of Different Social Classes Through many different researches, it has been shown that working class students are underachieving compared to that of their middle class peers. Middle class pupils are obtaining better grades, and more of them are staying on in education past the compulsory age. The difference that is noticeable is that they are from different social class backgrounds, and therefore theyRead MoreSocial Inequalities And Social Class1150 Words   |  5 PagesSocial classes have been prominent in societies since the beginning of civilizations. These classes are shaped by the distribution of unequal opportunities amongst each division. Social classes can result from varying factors such as race, gender and wealth. 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These differences were first highlighted by Sir Douglas Black in a researchRead MoreFamily Inequality757 Words   |  4 PagesPeople often neglect to acknowledge the inequality present among them in society; however, inequality is a main contribution to the changes in American families whether or not people accept it as a fact. In â€Å"From Marriage Markets: How Inequality is Remaking the American Family† by June Carbone and Naomi Cahn, they explain how American families have changed due to inequality in the social classes of the economy. The authors discuss the plummeting rate of marriage, more children being born out of wedlockRead MoreAnalysis Of The Film Snowpiercer1655 Words   |  7 PagesSocial class—a division of society based on social and economic aspects—has been the foundation of The United Sta tes government and its policies. America’s society is heavily based on social class and the idea that social class is prevalent and important to have, in order for society to function. For hundreds and hundreds of years, America has operated under social and economic inequalities that greatly benefit the wealthiest and richest, but greatly devastate the poor. Thus just like America functionsRead MoreEssay on Class in Australia Today1059 Words   |  5 Pagessimplistic view on what classes are and the inequalities existing within; Marshall. Part 2, (2005: p1 p6). (p1) Broadly speaking, class is about economic and social inequality†¦ (p6) We have a tendency for groups of advanced people to congregate together, and groups of disadvantaged people to congregate so that inequalities persist from generation to generation. Marshall (2005) identifies that â€Å"financial inequality† is not the solitary cause of â€Å"social inequality†, but it is often relatedRead MoreSocial Class And Its Relevance1702 Words   |  7 Pagesbeen an ongoing debate about social class and its relevance in contemporary society. Marx’s social class theory was relating to man and his access to the means of production. He stated there are two classes the bourgeoisie, those who own the means of the production and the proletariat who only possess their labour power to sell ( Ollman, 1976). Pakulski and Waters argued that social is dead, due to changes in economic and social structures along with adaptions in social identity and belonging (1996)Read MoreThe Hunger Games By Max Weber1437 Words   |  6 Pages Social stratification is a concept used within sociology that explains the divisions and social inequalities of large groups of people within a particular society. The Hunger Games (2012) is a film that demonstrates this through amplifying how the power of the rich members in a polarised society are taking control of the poor and separating them in different districts which create specific social rankings. This essay will use the perspective of conflict theory to examine how Australian society is