Summary Of An Individual's Well-Being By Henry Young

In Young's argument he believed differentiated citizenship should be allowed to have individuals to remain true to themselves and their needs. Young believed that population was not predictable but wanted. He argues when it comes to the homogeneous public it leads to oppression, because of the results from the people voting for the public’s well-being. Young says that the public’s well-being is chosen by what the majorities’ wants and needs. “In society where some groups are privileged while others are oppressed, insisting that as citizens persons should leave behind their particular affiliations to adopt a general point of view serves only to reinforce that privilege." (Young pg. 257) I feel that this benefits to aid in the public sector. Young proposes that the gap between the privileged and oppressed could have potential to be shortened, but he does not say that it will be easy for the groups to thrive. I think that it is not the best idea by not holding every person to the same standard is not very beneficial. I think that we live in a male-centric society based upon the facts mentioned by Young that women on maternity leave are put on disability. Pregnancy is a normal part of a women’s cycle in life, and should not be judged based upon their ability
That if individuals are responsible in the group no one can be falsely accused or over-generalized claims, otherwise it can be back fired at the group. It keeps individuals from being allowed to over analyze claims about the people. Young says that, ideally, a population should operate as a "rainbow coalition" (p 265). However, social groups work together, rather than compete with one another, this is an example of how our system works now. Young also states that the NAACP and the Whales for democratic attention should not be categorized as the same thing but they are both constantly in