Inequality
Inequality: Causes and Consequences
Marcus Robinson
Florida A& M University
Inequality is the lack of equality, opportunity, treatment, or status. Inequality has been going on since World War II and began to rise in the mid 1970s. Many people in the world from the United States to the Caribbean have dealt with this problem. In this article it discusses the causes and consequences of inequality researches and examinations of sociologists and economists that go in depth of the social and political life of people mainly in the United States, as well as global. It provides an update of research on their consequences. Also it focuses on the international comparison to sharpen the readers understanding of domestic trends of the readers. The consequences on inequality deals with economic inequality of health , crime, change educational attainment, politics, social capital, and other outcomes that is discussed throughout the article. Sociologists’ research goal is to make readers knowledgeable of the processes driving inequality dynamics and their different implications in different social domains. Economic inequality in the Unites States is a social problem today is because of the importance of wealth. People are obsessed with money that how to get it they will do anything even it means undermining someone. It is true that some measure of inequality is good for an economy. It sharpens incentives to work hard and take risks; it rewards the talented innovators who drive economic progress. Free-traders have always accepted that the more global a market, the greater the rewards will be for the winners. The political questions that gap has raised about the plight of the middle class has given rise to anti-Wall Street sentiment and animated the presidential campaign. Now, a growing body of economic research suggests that it might mean lower levels of economic growth and slower job creation in the years ahead, as well. Since the 1980s, rich households in the United
Marcus Robinson
Florida A& M University
Inequality is the lack of equality, opportunity, treatment, or status. Inequality has been going on since World War II and began to rise in the mid 1970s. Many people in the world from the United States to the Caribbean have dealt with this problem. In this article it discusses the causes and consequences of inequality researches and examinations of sociologists and economists that go in depth of the social and political life of people mainly in the United States, as well as global. It provides an update of research on their consequences. Also it focuses on the international comparison to sharpen the readers understanding of domestic trends of the readers. The consequences on inequality deals with economic inequality of health , crime, change educational attainment, politics, social capital, and other outcomes that is discussed throughout the article. Sociologists’ research goal is to make readers knowledgeable of the processes driving inequality dynamics and their different implications in different social domains. Economic inequality in the Unites States is a social problem today is because of the importance of wealth. People are obsessed with money that how to get it they will do anything even it means undermining someone. It is true that some measure of inequality is good for an economy. It sharpens incentives to work hard and take risks; it rewards the talented innovators who drive economic progress. Free-traders have always accepted that the more global a market, the greater the rewards will be for the winners. The political questions that gap has raised about the plight of the middle class has given rise to anti-Wall Street sentiment and animated the presidential campaign. Now, a growing body of economic research suggests that it might mean lower levels of economic growth and slower job creation in the years ahead, as well. Since the 1980s, rich households in the United
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