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    States of America‚ and globally‚ rising social inequality is very much a part of the average teenager’s life‚ whether they see someone who experiences it or are the victim of it. Also‚ literature can be a huge tool to have an impact on social inequality of an adolescent’s life. Many problems‚ can be addressed by authors and even at times remedied with something as simple as a book. Social inequality has been evident for many years as the growing inequality between poor and rich teens has only grown

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    Another lense through which inequality can be conveyed through is the social and income class lense. Depending on one’s class standing‚ it has the ability to determine a lot about a person’s life‚ including: access to opportunities at higher paying jobs and higher education‚ as well as the ability to live a healthier‚ safer and more comfortable life. Those that are able to afford‚ or have the social status to achieve more luxurious options‚ tend to have their feelings of power and privilege be enforced

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    Social inequalities have shaped and defined the culture of the modern american history. Social inequalities were the breakpoints that drove movements such as the harlem renaissance and many more african american fronts all striving for equality. This idea is dominant in both the poems of “langston hughes” and “The Blind Side” directed by John lee hancock. The adversities that are raised between the two play a major role in the struggle for equality. “The blind side” establishes this with michael

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    fairness and impartiality. Contradictory to this mentality‚ social inequality exists in law enforcement‚ arguably the most in the police. This is due to the increased amount of contact with the general populace in their normal lives‚ as compared to the courts which only deal with the population when they are convicted. This essay will investigate the kinds of social inequalities present in the police‚ as well as the implications of these inequalities‚ namely gender specific‚ racial and sexual discriminations

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    Another significant privilege was my inexperience of racialized social control in my educational capital. Racialize social control is the regulation and repression of a certain race (Rios‚ 30). To illustrate‚ my high school was divided into two; the top floor was the magnet program and the rest of the school was for regulars. The schools physical structure depicts the social class within the school system that students are categorized into. Ironically‚ I was enrolled in the regular school‚ but because

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    Although there has been a stark rise in inequality across the globe‚ the United States has seen an even higher and faster increase in inequality compared to more developed countries. Why has this country‚ known for it’s economic success and higher opportunities‚ leave more and more people below the poverty line? A variety of factors‚ both external and internal‚ have contributed to this decrease in social mobility. One of the factors contributing to this staggered distribution is the rise in technology

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    well-off neighborhood with increase protection of security measures but isolated from the public. Those issues have been around for more than decades especially in Sao Paulo. While Sao Paulo is the city of walls‚ this is showing social inequality exists within boundaries between social groups. While there are various solutions need to be fixed‚

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    Major social institutions affect society‚ humanity‚ and prosperity in different ways. Education is a social institution that affects an individual’s “economic success and social progression (Wright 1368). Throughout today’s society‚ the level of education that an individual acquires has a large impact on the amount of employment opportunities‚ job security‚ and wages that are attained. According to a 2006 study by the U.S. Census Bureau‚ the average salary for college or university graduates

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    Social inequality in any society is a multi-faceted and complex issue. This is especially true in the United States‚ which possesses a large and diverse population. Some aspects of the social inequality we experience can fall under the umbrella of "survival of the fittest". For instance‚ competition over the best jobs‚ which in turn lead to more money and enhanced social status would appear to be a clear case of "survival of the fittest". But under closer examination‚ the playing field for this competition

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    Social Class is one system of Social Stratification‚ social class is a form of structured inequality which has been apparent in many generations over time. A definition of Social Class is that people are classed as more ‘important’ and placed at the top of the hierarchy if they have a lot of wealth and higher status but lower if they do not. Social class can impact people in many ways including their chances in education‚ employment‚ and health but there is possibility for people to move up the

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