After reviewing the chapter on social stratification as well as the data sheet, I've come to the conclusion that poverty in the U.S. is vastly overlooked. For example, I had no idea that the percentage of people living below the official poverty line was 12.7% which translates to over 38 million! I posit that, if shown this staggering statistic, most, if not all, people would find this to be much, much higher than they ever would have guessed. This is a perfect example of how unaware people are of one of the most detrimental social stratifications in our society- poverty.
[...] We had a good group discussion on comparing these two topics and our group was pretty evenly split over whether or not gender inequality or racial inequality was more of a prevailing factor in today's social stratification. Each side also brought up the point of the percentages of women and minorities in professional capacities. I believe that minorities are still less integrated in society than females. While each of these presents a fair amount of stratification, the majority of women and [...]
[...] Social stratification After reviewing the chapter on social stratification as well as the data sheet, I've come to the conclusion that poverty in the U.S. is vastly overlooked. For example, I had no idea that the percentage of people living below the official poverty line was which translates to over 38 million! I posit that, if shown this staggering statistic, most, if not all, people would find this to be much, much higher than they ever would have guessed. This is a perfect example of how unaware people are of one of the most detrimental social stratifications in our society- poverty. [...]
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