Course: Social Inequality in America
The plight of the middle class, racial, ethnic and gender inequalities and disparities in the U.S. are real and not imagined. Social inequality is the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group or society. Marger (2013) presents… “that the uneven distribution of social resources … produces an inequality of condition, and variations in peoples actual living conditions…. Max Weber referred to the opportunities that people have to acquire social resources as life chances.
Among the most basic life chances in modern societies are education, physical and mental health, residence and justice.” Using class discussions, definitions, resources and data shared in class (as well as any data of your own choosing):
Write a two-page typewritten essay that argues for or against this assertion.
Illustrate how this assertion relates to middle class as well as your personal and professional life chances.
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