After studying their structure, Venkatesh learned that the top boss in the gang received the most money. This proves that one has to be at the top of the social ladder to receive the greatest profit. This is because everyone who is in the lower sections of the social pyramid is running the profits to the main boss, and they are receiving a lower
Since the beginning of civilizations there as always been social stratification or an arrangement in social classes. For instance, there would be the lower class, middle class and of course upper class. Then there is also social inequality. Based on documents from 1000 B.C.E through 465 B.C.E, I can analyze the causes of, and responses to, social inequality during the Classical Age, as well as explaining how one’s status within society influenced one’s perspective of events in that society. Some of the causes included, the extreme power to a single leader, and the desire for power, while some responses would be hatred towards the leader and hard work to stay alive, all depending on one’s perspective due to their status in a society.
His main focus should be appealing to the middle-class Americans since they take up a majority of the population and seem to have the most struggles out of all the classes. Obama has appealed to the lower class a great deal and has probably locked in most of their votes which is why it is so necessary to focus on the classes that he knows he can win. Overall, whoever can come up with a stronger economic plan to help recover our nation will end up winning. However, the emotions of the American people are where any candidate should want to win their people over because Americans will follow their heart and if their heart is telling them which president is going to make their lives the best possible then that’s the way they will
According to an article in Slate On, the poor and low income people in our society are more overweight than the wealthy. This psychological behavior transcends to other cultures as well, telling me that people don’t really want equality but superiority. Regardless of the parts of the world you are from, someone always wants to feel superior to someone else. Though Americans did inherit the “wanting more” trait from the frontier opportunities, there were an influx of other nationalities flocking to America for the same opportunities (82). Likewise, they too have adopted the “hunger for more” mentality because they are financially able to adopt the psychological want.
At a bare minimum, these are the scaled down achievements of sought after success and social mobility to be attained by the under-classed. As for those who pursue illegitimate structure models, the hopes of acquiring success through the means of monetary benefit are at a much higher success rate. Unfortunately, as demonstrated in Favela Rising (Zimbalist, Mochary, 2005), due to the high level of danger associated with gang affiliations, the average life expectancy of a gang member is dropped substantially to that of approximately 14-16 years old. It appears that in a community of epidemic poverty, people are more tempted to adapt in the most detrimental of ways in order to acquire any resemblance of success that society deems as being a favourable attribute. Merton's fourth type of individual adaption is retreatism.
Unit 12 2.1explain how individuals experience discrimination due to misinformation The attitudes people have towards those of us with mental health problems mean it is harder for them to work, make friends and in short, live a normal life. -People become isolated -They are excluded from everyday activities -It is harder to get or keep a job -People can be reluctant to seek help, which makes recovery slower and more difficult -Their physical health is affected. This is because society in general has stereotyped views about mental illness and how it affects people. Many people believe that people with mental ill health are violent and dangerous, when in fact they are more at risk of being attacked or harming themselves than harming other people.
Not only is there white power over blacks but the people within the white community have power over one another. As well in the class system people are grouped according to respect and wealth. Both respect and wealth are needed to be in a high social class and to have respect and power. This issue occurs in the courthouse when Mayella Ewell, the person who accused Tom Robinson of rape, is on the stand and Atticus, Scout’s father, cross-examines he:. “I got somethin’ to say an’ than I ain’t gonna say no more.
Signs can be; A heightened sense of fear and anxiety around a person. Low self esteem Possible STD infection Inappropriate sexual behavior to others An interest in sex that is not in line with the age of the person. Fear of being with a certain sex. Emotional/psychological Abuse Many forms of abuse are obviously cruel. Emotional abuse is more subtle.
This inequality within our nation is the culprit behind America’s insignificant health. “Wealthy Americans make considerably more money than their counterparts in other wealthy countries, while the bottom 10% of our households make considerably less than poor people in Europe or Japan” (Page 228). The breach between America’s poor and rich is causing the overall health to lessen. The wealthy American will spend their money on unnecessary items that they will dissipate; “as private wealth become more concentrated, the quality of public life suffers” (228). Researchers have identified an association between household income inequality and mortality rates.
frustrations or the lack of access to legitimate opportunities happen to create forms of social disorganization. limited economic might be expected to result in stress which, in turn, increases the chance of excessive use of alcohol or other drugs and sex outside of a marriage often resulting in children being raised