The creation of hierarchy, or the stratification system has prioritized the wealthy over the poor which means less advantages and opportunities for the lower-class; it keeps the gap between the wealthy and poor at a huge height. Furthermore, explaining the rising crime rates the world has had to deal with. The way social stratification works is in its ranking based off what one's relationships to power, property and prestige. It is based on beliefs in addition to economics and social inequities. Those who give the system life and meaning may fall victim to its pre-wiring of one’s future as it represents an unequal distribution of power. It generally states that the poor stay poor, and the rich stay …show more content…
PRWORA enables people to receive certain benefits under certain conditions all while saving money from government spending. The provisions listed four goals: (i) to end the dependence of needy parents upon government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; (ii) aid needy families so that children may be cared for in their homes or those of relatives; (iii) prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish goals for preventing and reducing their incidence; and (iv) encourage formation and maintenance of two-parent families. The legislation abolished the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and replaced it with the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant. States and counties, which were given much greater discretion over welfare policy under the block grant, had additional goals, such as reducing poverty and improving child wellbeing. To date, there is little evidence on how well the broad list of goals is being met. Evaluations of the effectiveness of welfare reforms have been of three types: analyses of the effects of welfare policies on the number of people receiving welfare, analyses of the well being of people who stopped receiving assistance following welfare reform and estimates of changing work participation among various groups of