Name: Geraldine Ramirez Date: 5/06/13 Women’s Movement Notebook Topic: Inequality Write your response to the following topic below. Your response should consist of at least 5 paragraphs in which you state your thesis‚ provide at least 3 supporting reasons for your opinion‚ and summarize your position on the topic. Illustrate and discuss attitudes concerning male/female inequalities and the resulting gender standards and rights‚ such as jobs‚ pay‚ leadership‚ and education. Women’s
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level of inequality in our society today‚ but not the same as it was many years ago when social class became a presence. I am not saying that social class was invented in the 1900’s it has existed ever since there was people on this planet. However‚ it only was something that caused problems in the 1900’s Class‚ like religion‚ gender‚ race and other groups are another means of segregation or division in society. It is dividing people depending on their importance and still money in society. I think
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Income inequality means that there is no equality between people. Also‚ there are big differences between the rich and everyone else. This problem grows year after year. Some people become poor and other become rich. The American Dream is related to income because everyone who wants to achieve the American Dream must have a great income. Rich and poor people are all human beings‚ but poor people have stolen money from each other because they do not have a great experience to get money. Rich people
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Gender inequality is a widespread problem. All around the world‚ we see women starting to fight back for their rights. Feminism is pushing to solve problems everywhere from reproductive rights to equal wages. Islamic feminism‚ on the other hand‚ is fighting on a whole other platform‚ especially in Iran. Iranian women live under the rule of a theocratic government‚ meaning that the country is ruled by the law of the Sharia‚ or the “law of God” in Islamic tradition. It might seem that women’s rights
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Sociology 3004 Social Inequality Spring 2014 Exam 1 – Short Answer Please separate your short answer and essay responses‚ i.e.‚ when you begin the essay portion of the exam‚ start on a new page. Be certain to place your name in the header of each page so that any pages separated from the others may be identified. Instructions. Unless otherwise arranged‚ you will have until class on February 21 to turn in this exam. Late exams will be penalized one letter grade for each day past the
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Inequality in the Criminal Justice System Is there structural inequality in the criminal justice system? When we watch the news or read our newspapers‚ we can see that most of the criminals portrayed are of African American or Hispanic descent. Being a fan of true crime novels‚ they even depict more Black male criminals than White males. Are African American males committing more crimes than White males? What factors are involved for Blacks to be more involved in crime? How do African American
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When my grandmother went to the movies in the 1950s‚ she experienced the racism and inequality of segregation first hand. Every Saturday she‚ her family and her friends would go to the movies for a couple of hours and watch movies and television shows as a community for thirty cents a ticket. She recalled that every Saturday was like a “holiday.” Even though this is a warm memory for her‚ it is rendered bittersweet by the fact that she was not permitted to sit where she pleased. Due to segregation
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Over-exaggerated in the size and scope‚ the social and political response resulted in racial inequalities disproportionately impacting African American and Hispanic populations. Racial disparities existed in the construction of the myth‚ where crack use though less occurring among pregnant women‚ was the most publicized and embattled illicit drug in
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The Unsung Heroes; Inequality in the Labor Movement “We’re never so outraged as when a cabbie drives past us or the woman in the elevator clutches her purse‚ not so much because we’re bothered by the fact that such indignities are what less fortunate coloreds have to put up with every single day of their lives—although that’s what we tell ourselves—but because we’re wearing a Brooks Brothers suit and speak impeccable English and yet have somehow been mistaken for an ordinary nigger.” -Barack Obama
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High levels of inequality affect an individual’s health‚ causing stress and fear. Social class has a big impact on one’s health and the ability for one to receive medical care. Individuals of the lower class struggle the most to receive healthcare and if they do receive healthcare it’s of lower quality. Those of the upper class receive more services and coverage because they have the money to afford the healthcare plan. The government has tried to fix this problem by offering programs like Medicare
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