costs for everything affected many families financially‚ including mine. Trying to cover all necessary costs to survive seemed to be difficult as the years passed by. Inequality becomes a problem when ‚what we consider middle class‚ families are severely struggling just to survive. Many of us are unaware of the reality of how money is distributed in the United States.
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Gender Inequality- According to the functionalists point of view‚ gender inequality exists in the U.S. due to it contributing to overall social stability. They view the roles of men and women as one that compliments the other however‚ view the male as having the dominant force in the relationship. They equate women as being more expressive and emotionally supportive‚ while men are viewed as being more instrumental and practical. An example of this can be applied to the military
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For my second extra credit opportunity‚ I decided to watch the Inequality for All film‚ which displayed our biggest threat yet in America‚ the income gap. This film has been well received and well accepted to some since the film tackles a controversial concept where many have an opinion on. In sum‚ the film follows Robert Reich and discuses the major income gap we have in this country using examples from the past and the present. The three main themes that were covered in the film were basically:
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5/2/09 Inequalities of Gender and Age “You can’t because you’re a girl.” Too many times when I was a kid did I hear those words; I was just as good as some of the other boys if not better. I was never a girl who wanted to play house or dress up‚ I always wanted to play sports and rough house. But whenever I tried to play some of the sports‚ I was considered the weak link because I was a girl‚ not as good as the guys‚ not strong enough‚ not tall enough‚ just not enough of a boy. I knew the
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I can say watching the Invisible war in class was an eye opener when it came to gender inequality in terms of the military. I remember when I was going through high school Air Force ROTC it was easy to see the difference in the male to female ratio. My career in the Air force not only shape the man I was today‚ but opened my mind to the inequality of woman compared to men in the military. My sergeant who was one of the very few female sergeants we had used to tell me that “being a woman was a
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In the opening minutes of the documentary Inequality for All‚ there is a clip of Jon Stewart showing how bad it really has become. The United States is below the countries like Iran‚ Cameroon and Nigeria in terms of income equality. We are ranked 64th as a nation in terms of the equality of income between the classes that the United States has. Robert Reich‚ is a professor at University of California-Berkeley and has worked for the Clinton administration as the United States Secretary of Labor; he
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In Inequality For All‚ former U.S. Secretary of Labor‚ Robert Reich‚ discusses the allocation of money that flows into America and how significant it is to make people conscious about what is happening. The documentary starts out with Reich states that inequality is unavoidable towards select groups yet people still work hard‚ innovate‚ and strive solely on incentives that helps keep them motivated. He then describes that it’s essentially what capitalism is and in this class‚ it’s how markets can
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Inequality for All is a fairly recent political documentary on the gap of economic wealth of the country. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich‚ discusses the problems faced today and how they have been growing and will continue to grow. Released in 2013‚ Inequality for All was directed by Jacob Kornbluth‚ and received a box office gross of $1‚205‚273. This film is both statistics driven‚ and impassioned. The rich get richer‚ and the poor get poorer. That is the statement that Inequality for All
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were many instances where gender inequality was present. I have decided to write my paper on the second option‚ which asks us to analyze Antigone’s defiance and to also explain gender representation in Antigone. First I will discuss whether or not I felt that Antigone’s defiance was political or just an act of love for her brother. I will discuss how women were treated and viewed during this time especially Antigone. If there were any instances where there was a gender conflict I will also examine
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Gender inequality is a widespread problem. All around the world‚ we see women starting to fight back for their rights. Feminism is pushing to solve problems everywhere from reproductive rights to equal wages. Islamic feminism‚ on the other hand‚ is fighting on a whole other platform‚ especially in Iran. Iranian women live under the rule of a theocratic government‚ meaning that the country is ruled by the law of the Sharia‚ or the “law of God” in Islamic tradition. It might seem that women’s rights
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