Social Inequality Sociology

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Sojood Abu-Rayyan
Sociology 1101
Dr. Petten, Irene
November 17, 2015

If people aren’t earning a lot of money, all they need to do is work harder they’ll get ahead.
The United States is one of the richest countries on earth with having a high discrimination than other industrialized country. Discrimination occurs in income, wealth, power and education. It does not always happen by choice, but people who are legally and socially poor in the United States lean towards to stay in a cycle through life, and the reason for 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 …show more content…

“In 2009, 25.8% blacks and 25.3% of Hispanics were poor, compared to 9.4% of non-Hispanic whites and 12.5% of Asians” (Michigan, 2006). Hispanic or black families regulated by single men or married couples are lower in poverty than families regulated by single women. Children have a higher jeopardy of poverty verse elderly or middle-aged individuals. Poverty is everywhere regardless if it is a large city or small town. Poverty also affects all crowds in different ways and it is frequently determined. Low-quality communities, schools, and smaller amounts of jobs obtainable are usually found in societies that are suffering from poverty.
The social class of the poor is not a thing that you work for to achieve it, it is a thing that you were born with it. People do not achieve to be poor, get a reduced amount of of an education, and difficulty to get food, clothes and shelter. Social classes put a harder effort to accomplish higher opportunities and improvements. Surrounded by demographics, social mobility and growth can be transformed through harmful categorizes. It is imperious that poor people find self-determination, educational opportunities and discover a way in society by increasing …show more content…

People may see if they are poor, but get a living more advanced than the poverty threshold. Education dramas a part in the extension of the poverty series because the education opportunity is fewer for the poor compare to other classes. In the poverty cycle, education opportunity through scholarships can help by creating opportunities to accomplish an education. Higher education allows a person to have improved qualifications to get a better paying job and helps the poor get rid of poverty and into advanced social roles. It is at a micro level, when opportunities are inefficiently offered to the poor people. A micro level is through several beliefs of poverty and ethics that people with poverty set and

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