RaeNosa Hudnell Prof Vandenberg CAS 253 Movie Review: A Poor Man Shames us All In the film A Poor Man Shames Us All, the director shows alternative views of wealth and society. He shows the North Americans in the United States who participate in a western capitalist society verses the Weyewa of Indonesia and the Gabra of Kenya. These two cultures do not operate in a capitalistic society but economies of dependency on others. Wealth is measured through people and not possessions. Although capitalist societies are often favored over other economic systems such as systems of the Weyewa and Gabra, these systems work well in there societies and show that wealth is more than just money or possessions.
Of course, those already in power bitterly resent this; that is why there is such a strong anti-democratic streak in wealthy conservatives and business owners. They complain that democracy allows the poor to legally steal from the rich. (Liberals counter that unregulated capitalism allows the rich to exploit and therefore steal from the poor, and taxes simply correct for that.) But democracy also works in the other direction as well. If we lived in a society where everyone was paid equally, despite their different inputs, people would surely vote to create a system of incentives and rewards.
They formed the opinion that the superior races were hard working individuals that survive and flourish within the society. They were wealthy and had the ability to make intellectually superior decision and had the know-how to distribute wealth wisely. Yet on the opposite, it was believed that the inferior races that could not manage money well, were incapable of making sound business decisions and were in general lacking the social acceptance. They felt that by this reasoning, the inferior races would benefit from the superior race’s
Social diversity the variation in our society and the differences between the classes in our society this then links to social stratification which means that some people will have higher status in society more than other people. People identified as having higher status in our society are often wealthier and have easier access to the possessions and way of life most valued in that society therefore these types of people in the upper class are treated differently from all the other social classes and almost every society have some form of stratification which differentiates people and puts them in different classes. The unfairness of society is always paramount therefore society has learned to accept it but it doesn’t stop the individual in the lower/working class from admiring the person/individual in the upper class because people envy to have that lifestyle because it seems more simple, relaxing and stress free but with more money comes more problems therefore these individuals who are in the high class find new ways to
Yet, this is problematic because, as scholars Lucas and Buzzenall, “the vast majority of Americans, the standards of success portrayed in these cases are not just an improbability, but a systemic impossibility” (2004, p. 274). This implies that economic class hegemony does not allow for people to pursue their own opportunities. In addition, the systemic impossibility is even made worse when a person is part of a marginalized race that denies them the opportunities to achieve those economic classes. Due to this, our society places privilege on particular economic class
Jay Gatsby is also wealthy but would rather simply be affluent. By placing the characters in compromising situations, Fitzgerald expresses the pain and misery that can result from careless actions and heartless words. Throughout the novel, the 1920s are portrayed as a moral wasteland. The lives of the wealthy are a moral wasteland. However, this is not to be confused with the lives of the affluent.
This upbringing is called our culture. Culture in this sense is the language, beliefs, vales, norms, behaviors, and even material objects that are passed on to us from our former generations. With this culture embedded into our brains, it is often hard to see and examine the world in any other way besides the one we were raised in. Sociology, then, is a way that helps us to look at the world
The majority of Americans don’t want invasive ultrasound bills, they do want the Bush era tax cuts to be eliminated, they do want affordable or even single payer healthcare. The reason that certain bills and laws are being pushed through against the will of the majority is money. Money from billionaires and corporations has more influence in this country than the voice of the people. There is supposed to be a system of checks and balances
This study shows that the American public, even though they disagree on the causes of wealth distribution, agree that wealth should be distributed more fairly. It is unfortunate that so many Americans would believe this. Income and wealth inequality are the natural order of things. Everyone is entitled to that which he earns through his own labor, and if one man’s labor earns him more wealth, than another does, then he can do with it as he pleases. If a wealthy person wants to give some of his wealth to other people, then that is his right.
Leadership Assessment Leadership final project Leadership Assessment Leadership final project Self-Assessment 2-1: What Is Your Primary Cultural Background? (Muhammad Eissa) Identify the culture that you consider to be your primary cultural background (recognizing that you may be multiple backgrounds). 1. What do you think makes that culture unique? Because Culture is a set of norms, values, and assumptions that involuntary guides the behavior of each and every one of us.