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    Social stratification is a system in which a society organizes members into social positions based on factors such as wealth‚ race and ethnicity‚ and education. Each layer of the system possesses different privileges and constraints‚ forming the distribution of resources and opportunities in a society. While social stratification can create a productive society‚ motivated to achieve a higher status‚ social stratification is a barrier for those in disadvantageous positions and perpetuates inequality

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    Social problems are conditions which undermine the well being of all or some members of a society that are also a matter of public controversy (Eitzen and Bakka-Zinn). Poverty is an important social problem around the world and in the U.S. it is mostly due to income inequality. The textbook tells us that the government defines poverty as families living with income below a poverty line roughly equal to three times the cost of food. Income is distributed unequally in the United States with the richest

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    Social Inequality in Elderly Americans Elderly people (women and men age sixty-five or older) (Macionis‚ 2005)‚ Have many obstacles to face as they grow older‚ many of these obstacles involve social inequality. Not only do the elderly have to learn to deal with many forms of Ageism (the stereotyping and prejudice against individuals or groups because of their age)‚ some also have to deal with the fact that they do not have enough savings or pension benefits to be self supporting‚ for most people

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    Half of the world -3 billion people- live on less than $2.50 a day. “How is that possible‚” you may ask. Well inequality in the world is a very major problem. An even bigger problem is that there is no way we could have or can fix it. All of this traces back to when the European’s and Inca’s were about to go to war. The whole reason all of this inequality in the world started is because of agriculture‚ animal domestication‚ germs‚ and steel. The Inca’s and European’s are very different because of

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    forms of social inequality‚ and the subsequent damage in the ideological and moral spheres‚ as elements that could be conditioning the persistence of these sexual practices.” (Silva & Zaldívar‚ 2002) Researcher Aurelio Alonso of the Center for Psychological and Sociological Research of the Ministry of Science‚ Technology‚ and the Environment‚ states that “Prostitution is mentioned as one of social costs of the changes‚ but more serious than that is the problem of the progressive inequality of the

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    motivation‚ stating that when people are given economic freedom‚ “the obvious and simple system of natural liberty establishes itself of its own accord” (Smith). Despite the motivation that this system provides‚ it only serves to worsen the class inequality still present to this day. Because capitalist societies are barely under any government economic control‚ the most successful people continue to be just as successful‚ leaving the poorest with little to no chance of class mobility. Communism‚ like

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    The inequality of anyone’s life is discriminating‚ the link amongst majority and aristocrats throughout the French Revolution can attest to this kind of issue. The concept of “citizen” does not exist‚ all people are seen as subjects. Before the French Revolution‚ these “subjects” did not have rights or a mind to think on their own. Capability and dictatorship is used to govern these “subjects” lives‚ they were never allowed in the involvement of politics. Until the enlightenment in the eighteenth

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    Women Criminals and Social Inequality In today’s society‚ stratification is very prevalent. Race‚ sex‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ socioeconomic status‚ age‚ and ability all play a role in how one fits into society and how much power one has in their position. This is true in the criminal justice system as well. More specifically‚ sex plays a very significant role in the outcome of arrest‚ sentencing‚ and detention of criminals. The topic of female criminals is significant because in the criminal

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    Today’s society is exceedingly opposed to standards set by the media. Equality is claimed for everyone with constant arguing amongst the population about what is socially or politically acceptable vs. what is not. Harrison Bergeron opens a window for us to see how much equality is too much. Where is the line that ought not to be crossed and what will the negative repercussions if it is? Vonnegut vocalizes this concept so clearly and brilliantly; whether societal equality can turn to mistreatment

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    BU224-01 November 23rd‚ 2010 HOMEWORK - UNIT 9 EXTERNALITIES & TAXES‚ SOCIAL INSURANCE‚ AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION Chapter 19: Problems 1 and 5 on pages 472-474 Chapter 21: Problems 4 and 9 on pages 517-518 Chapter 19 / EXTERNALITIES /25 1. a. Mrs. Chau plants lots of colorful flowers in her front yard. What type of externality (positive or negative) is described? (2pts) Positive externally. Is the marginal social benefit of the activity greater than or equal to the marginal benefit

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