Essays on Social Inequality

I have chosen the song “Long Way to Go” by Gwen Stefani and “Them Belly full” by Bob Marley because they both addresses the current biggest social inequality issues, and they have a very powerful message about social biases. Social inequality is a very sensitive concept. Therefore, its definition could vary from person to person….

Beginning in the 1970’s, many harsh changes made to government policies on crime and punishment targeted and put many poor minority men into the prison system. The growth of the prison system grew drastically, concealing the extent of the economic inequality and planting the seeds for greater inequality in the upcoming years. Western and Pettit…

African-Americans have had a profound impact in making the United States of America into what it is today. Through many decades of enslavement, to many more decades of political turmoil, African-Americans have had a rough journey being apart of the United States and dealing with social inequality. Relations between races have gradually been improving in…

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the united states, once wrote, “We hold these truths to be scared & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independent” (Jefferson 193). Indeed, these words couldn’t be any truer in this day and age. The term Inequality was first defined with a mathematical link as being the…

In Joseph Stiglitz, The Price of Inequality, he explains a series of truths regarding the consequences of unequal income and the distribution of wealth. He deepens his argument by saying that the deregulation and minimalizing government is not a good choice for our economy. Stiglitz starts off his book with explaining the psychological importance of…

In order to understand a book, or any piece of literature, you have to dig deeper into the book’s true meaning. There are many books that can be understood by simply reading them, but there are some books where this task isn’t so easy. In some books, the plot and subplots that are intertwined together…

Awareness of intersectionality is growing around the world and its framework calls for an attention to show how dynamics of inequality are mutually constituted. The term intersectionality was introduced by a legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw (1989), who sought deeper recognition about the experiences of black women in the context of multiple inequality facing them. Certain…

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is one of the most renowned pieces of literature of the 20th century. This novel follows the life of Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, her brother Jem, and their father Atticus. In the novel, Atticus is an attorney for Tom Robinson, A black man falsely accused of rape in…

The book To Kill A Mockingbird is a true story about a black man who was being falsely accused of raping a white woman. The book To Kill A Mockingbird is important to teach in schools curriculum because it teaches students important lessons that they need to know in life. It also teaches us a…

Abstract This paper will discuss the issues with financing education that many college students face, along with the distribution of financial assistance based on family income along with race and gender. This paper will also show how communities come together to give to those in need of assistance when it comes to financing their education….