Populists and progressives both emerged in the late 19th century as responses to the growing concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a small elite. Populists tended to come from the lower social classes, while progressives came from the middle and upper classes. Populists advocated for the interests of working people, while progressives … Read more
Pygmalion and Pretty Woman are both texts that deal with the theme of social class. In Pygmalion, the protagonist is a working-class girl who is transformed into a lady by a wealthy gentleman. In Pretty Woman, the heroine is a prostitute who is transformed into a princess by a wealthy businessman. Both texts explore the … Read more
Social inequality exists when there are differences in socioeconomic status between groups in a society. These differences can be based on race, ethnicity, gender, and other factors. Economic inequality is one type of social inequality. It refers to the unequal distribution of income and wealth between individuals or groups. For example, some people may have … Read more
Lars Eighner’s “On Dumpster Diving” is a haunting and eye-opening account of what it means to be poor in America. Eighner, who was homeless for years, shares his experiences of scavenging through dumpsters for food and other necessities. Although dumpster diving may seem like a desperate measure, Eighner argues that it is actually an ethical … Read more
Question 1 The novel’s portrayal of the theme of the size is that the little people had very hard life due to their size. They were too small and up normal to the outside world. They appeared very different to the human being and were unacceptable. Their size also caused them to live a different … Read more
“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles”, is a long forgotten quote by the most influential social philosopher of all time, Karls Marx (Engels 3). Gaining fame after his publication of The Communist Manifesto, Marx brought the idea of class struggle to the forefront of the public’s thought. The … Read more
During the nineteenth century Americans were experiencing something they had never seen before. From one perspective America was flourishing, big companies owned a vast majority of America’s wealth and were gaining more power every day. But the truth was the majority of people were stuck in poverty with no way out. The upper class was … Read more
Individuals wake up and make decisions everyday, but are these decisions truly made by the individual, or another external force that may be dictating the lives of all living beings? Individuals debate about free will and pose valid arguments either stating that individuals possess free will and influence their future, or that individual’s fate is … Read more
The industrial revolution took place during the early 1700’s to late 1800s, which had a huge impact and transformed societies in Europe and America into more urban and industrial societies. The industrial revolution first started in Britain in the 1700s. The industrial revolution brought the mass production of goods in factories, which lead to changes … Read more
Imagine living in a society where your social and economic rank determined the type of clothing you could wear. Quite frankly, I would not have survived in a society that dictated what I can or cannot wear. I would feel suppressed, as if someone was taking away my freedom. I strongly believe that what we … Read more
Conflict/Marxist Theory –Vold distinguishes between Marxist and Conflict perspectives, and lumps “post-modern” perspectives in with Conflict. Explain the differences between these two “critical” views of crime, particularly on the issue of social power (be sure to include Sellin, Vold, Quinney, Black, Chambliss & Seidman). How does one go about “testing” conflict theory? What, according to … Read more