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    The concept of intersectionality has become a powerful tool for helping to understand multilevel discrimination and inequality. Intersectionality aims to recognize the complex web of social identities affecting an individual’s social status such as race‚ gender‚ class and disability. Besides‚ stereotypes revolving around the above identities often interact and accumulate to determine an individual’s experiences and opportunities in life. Intersectionality in healthcare is an important concept because

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    Social Class and Inequality Social inequality has been defined as a conflicting status within a society with regards to the individual‚ property rights‚ and access to education‚ medical care‚ and welfare programs.   Much of society’s inequality can be attributed to the class status of a particular group‚ which has usually been largely determined by the group’s ethnicity or race (Macionis & Gerber‚ 2006).   The conflict perspective is an attempt to understand the group conflict that

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    Essay – Social Mobility Q Explain to what extent social mobility is a feature of social class in the UK in the 21st century. Use two contrasting theories and relevant studies in your answer. (2009) Inequality exists in all societies‚ sociologists concern themselves with social inequality including social prestige‚ economic privileges and power. Stratification‚ in particular social stratification is different. Stratification

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    According to Tait (2016)‚ he suggested that there are some inequalities in Australia and it affects the education system. Because of these inequalities‚ he thought the concept of the meritocratic about Australian education is a myth. Therefore‚ there are some evidence to prove that Tait’s a valid argument. The research in Tait (2016) showed that Australia is not an economic equality country and it affects the education successful for the student. Ford (2013) stated that‚ in different areas in Australia

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    Whether society likes it or not‚ inequality occurs in America. It is a matter that has been discussed in the past and present‚ yet not many measures have been taken to help take care of the problem. I closely read an article by a senior organizer and research associate at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington which touches upon the topic of a black and white split in our country. “Sociologists have long documented the fact that the class system is more rigid for African Americans than

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    Social stratification is an important concept in sociology and has many definitions which revolve around it being ‘a socially constructed concept’ which is based on ‘structured inequality’; ‘the inequality may be in the form of income and wealth‚ an individual’s biological or ethnic make-up‚ or may be as a result of age or disability’ (Scottish Further Education Unit‚ 2006). In addition‚ the inequalities exist ‘among persons and between social groups with respect to the access‚ acquisition and distribution

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    Canada is globally known as a friendly nation with endless opportunities and equal rights given to everyone. It has a reputation as a nation that cares about its people. However‚ is this misleading? Is Canada really a nation without any inequality? No‚ there are some misunderstandings when it comes to what people consider “equal.” Upon interviewing several Canadians from various groups and ages‚ the results show a surprising outcome of the opportunities Canada actually offers to its societies.

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    that is that they are given less opportunities‚ education and tools to accomplish success. Poverty class has a much higher wages gap than the upper class‚ the American Dream is minimized through opportunity and is made known through statistics. Inequality occur and high in the United States

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    Inequality of Social Classes in United States Democracy While United States is one of the most powerful and successful countries in the world‚ it has many flaws in need of attention. One of the most prominent issues is the unequal representation of citizens in the government. Many factors contribute to this‚ but one significant cause of inequality is the representation of social classes. Even in the 1800s‚ Alexis De Tocqueville determined that the social class that held the most power would pass

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    According to the textbook Social Problems a Down to Earth Approach by James Henslin‚ labeling is stereotyping or putting a tag on people and treating them accordingly. These are the labels used to describe couples who can’t have kids: childless‚ infertile‚ child-free‚ involuntary childless‚ voluntary childless and temporarily childless. According to dictionary.com these are the meanings of the labels used to describe couples without children: infertile means not able to reproduce. Childless means

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