Essays on Social Inequality

Inequality can be described as the uneven distribution of opportunities, prizes, and power between individuals, households, and groups. This division, based on differences between people, is the fundament of every modern and class-divided society. Inequality has risen across the world for several decades; some countries...

Social inequality happens when people are treated differently than others because of their social or physical characteristics. There are many causes of social inequality, like one’s religion, race, sexual orientation and gender, which can lead to various social imbalances. The situation where men receive higher...

From the beginning, men and women alike voyaged across oceans to reach the land of opportunity and independence. A place that ensured that all men were created equal, that “certain unalienable Rights” including “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” could not be stripped from...

Introduction Poverty can be defined in terms of the relationship between a person’s income or resources and that which is required for a healthy life. The two types of poverty discussed in this report are absolute and relative poverty. As reported by the United Nations...

The two works I choose were “A Modest Proposal” and “The Story of the stone”. “A Modest Proposal” is about famine and poverty in Ireland as “The Story of the Stone” is more so a love story and a family saga. These two works are...

It has been observed that in some part of the world especially in Asia, women are not treated in the right way. Women receive less education than men. Our set social norms are the main reason behind this. Women comprise approximately, half the population in...

Africa has suffered the most from the ravages of slave trade. An estimated 18 million Africans were taken to Europe and the ‘new world’ to meet the increasing demand for slaves. With the colonization of the Americas starting in the 16th century, a new slave...