Are you interested in Mexico City, about how they live? If so then let's begin.(Hook) Spatial inequality is the unequal distraction of wealth or resources in the geographic area, so that some places are richer than others. There was so many people that was moving to Mexico City that they had to move more into the highland basin. And because they did that it was make the Lake Texcoco smaller which means that the water supply is being cut down. The spaniards took over the city from the aztecs and they re-named the Tenochtitlan Mexico City.(Background Info) As an result for spatial inequality it affected jobs, money, and the houses of the low, middle, and high standards of living.(Thesis Statement)
This paragraph is going to be about the High standard of living and to see if they are affected by spatial inequality.(Topic Sentence) According to the textbook “ They enjoy a luxurious standard of living, many living on large castle like estates with high walls and security systems.” ( pg 147) Also according to the textbook
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As far as the Middle standards of living they are trying to stay where they are they have good jobs and decent homes but the rent is high and they are struggling but the are getting it done. As far as Low standards for living they are not doing well they have cardboard boxes as homes. Some of them live under a bridge because of spatial inequality they have to be the most affected but spatial inequality.( Go Beyond)
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Geography Alive!: Regions and People. Palto Alto, CA: Teacher's Curriculum Institute, 2006. N. pag. Print.
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The connection between poor living conditions, low income families, and inequality of varying groups go hand in hand when dealing with poverty as discussed in Evicted by Matthew Desmond. These issues are often swept under the rug for those not immersed in the situation and can even be unknown. There is gender inequality which can affect every aspect of life, including dwelling. There is also racial inequality which also renders the quality of life. Both themes have a deeper meaning and are connected at the source of poor education and job discrimination.
As unfortunate as it sounds, no matter where a person lives, inequality will exist. There may be some people who acknowledge it and try to prevent recurrences, but more often than not they go along with the majority, making judgments. When someone lives a different life than another, they are not capable of comparing themselves to the other person or their situations. Differences in society allow judgement of others and inequality to continue to exist. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, the World State divides citizens into different class systems known as “castes” depending on the level of mental development in each individual. It is clear to see that because of the direct divisions, inequality would be created among them. In many situations
Blij has clearly put this book into historical significance by mentioning the idea of geography and how it plays a role in societies all over the world. However, the five themes of culture regions, cultural diffusion, cultural interaction, cultural ecology, and cultural landscapes are all clearly defined within a specific context to a particular nation. Through reading this intriguing piece of literature I received the underlying notion that Blij firmly believes that landscapes of the world realm are not going to change. De Blij worldview of regions, diffusion, interaction, ecology, and landscapes has allowed him to simultaneously link issues together from the United States all the way to Southeast Asia.
Briggs, John, Joanne Sharp, Nabila Hamed, Hoda Yacoub. The Geographical Journal. London: Blackwell Publishing, 2003. Print
A person’s location can influence what they see, how they see it, and therefore what they know. Knowledge of the world is subjective and particular in nature. Sociological variables including class, status, ethnicity, gender, religion, region, and education can impact their views and understanding of the world. According to Karl Marx, a renowned theorist, a major consequence of Capitalism was poverty due to inequality or uneven division of wealth and income. His personal location will result in one of two conclusions based on how the social forces impacted him. Marx’s location may have acted as a blinder in a way, creating a bias. He may think he understands the world, but he really does not in the end. Or, his location could have actually
Echoing the structural strain theory is the differential opportunity theory, which states that learning environments and opportunities are not equally distributed in the social system and gender, class and ethnicity affects conformity and deviance (Deutschmann, 2007). Taking both theories into account, those susceptible to joining gangs would be people that are deprived of opportunities and resources to succeed, mainly people of the lower class and racial minorities as exemplified by the high volume of emergence of racially exclusive gangs in the past. In the 1970’s, the United States of America lifted its quota on immigration based on nationality and this saw the influx of immigrants from Asia and the West Indies coming into the USA in hopes of getting rich or simply to flee from their war torn native lands. Instead of assimilating into the American culture, these immigrants brought along their own cultural practices and religions, which were rejected by the Americans and resulted in resentment between both parties. Racial discrimination was rampant and these once hopeful immigrants soon found themselves being isolated in the outskirts, jobless and helpless. Members of racial minority groups like the majority aspire to possess material success in life but are void of the means to achieve those (McNulty & Bellair, 2003). The same can be said of the lower class, whose low socio-economic status limit their opportunities for tertiary education which could potentially be imperative in securing lucrative jobs (Curry & Spergel, 1988). Therefore, to satisfy their appetite for success, these people adapt to strain by treading the path of innovators- using illegitimate means to actualise their positively valued goals. Moreover, with global...
In Rousseau’s book “A Discourse On Inequality”, he looks into the question of where the general inequality amongst men came from. Inequality exists economically, structurally, amongst different generations, genders, races, and in almost all other areas of society. However, Rousseau considers that there are really two categories of inequality. The first is called Natural/Physical, it occurs as an affect of nature. It includes inequalities of age,, health, bodily strength, and the qualities of the mind and soul. The second may be called Moral/Political inequality, this basically occurs through the consent of men. This consists of the privileges one group may have over another, such as the rich over the poor.
There were an abundance of spatial differences in terms of ethnic, convivial and occupational status, while there were low occurrences of the functional differences in land use patterns. The concentric model postulated a spatial disunion of place of work and place of residence, which was not generalized until the twentieth century.
Domosh, Mona, Roderick Neumann, Patricia Price, and Terry Jordan-Bychkov. The Human Mosaic: A Cultural Approach to Human Geography. 11thth ed. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company, 2010. N. pag. Print.
...nd deindustrialization appear to be problems that plague urban poor. Interesting enough, the problem is not isolated to this group alone. The urban middle class and urban poor continue to clash and economic division, land segregation, and policy disagreements remain ever present.
Income inequality continues to increase in today’s world, especially in the United States. Income inequality means the unequal distribution between individuals’ assets, wealth, or income. In the Twilight of the Elites, Christopher Hayes, a liberal journalist, states the inequality gap between the rich and the poor are increasing widening, and there need to have things done - tax the rich, provide better education - in order to shortening the inequality gap. America is a meritocratic country, which means that everybody has equal opportunity to be successful regardless of their class privileges or wealth. However, equality of opportunity does not equal equality of outcomes. People are having more opportunities to find a better job, but their incomes are a lot less compared to the top ten percent rich people. In this way, the poor people will never climb up the ladder to high status and become millionaires. Therefore, the government needs to increase all the tax rates on rich people in order to reduce income inequality.
There has been a dramatic shift of inequality within the United States. This shift has favored the wealthy and left the middle class struggling to pay for simple items such as healthcare, childcare, and education. It has been argued that today’s middle now resembles the working poor. Due to this imbalance, the United States economy has suffered from wage decreases, child poverty, segregation, and minimal upward mobility. Inequality is bad for economic growth. Distribution of wealth, education, and health are contributing factors of inequality which affect economic growth.
Cities together lacks the social and strains moving from the core. Regions develop communities based off “income, race and fascial conditions” (Ameregis 3). One community has problems, including weak tax bases, poverty and lack of resources. Another community fully developed may have a low poverty rate, weak tax bases and suffering from social needs. Only a select percentage according to the Revenue Study have strong tax bases, expensive housing and great investment development.
Poverty is rampant in Mexico. As the country rapidly urbanizes, large corporations take over many sources of income for the average citizen, leaving them with no way to support their families. Rural farmers (called Campesinos) take the biggest hit from this method of industrialization as corporations start large farms and put them out of business. (worldsavvy) Masses of penniless Campesinos migrate to the city in search of better opportunities. The cities do not have the resources to support the large number of Campesinos and their families flooding into them, and the workers end up in a situation worse than the one they left. (uleth) Large corporate farms are causing Mexico’s economic disparity and forcing many families to be stuck in a cycle of poverty and substandard living conditions. (Edmonds-Poli, Shirk 269)
De, Blij Harm J., and Peter O. Muller. Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts. New York: J. Wiley, 1997. 340. Print.