Assignment Write an essay on the topic: “The growing wealth inequality in society, where the rich continue to get richer while the majority struggles to make ends meet, is one of the most pressing issues of our time.” Discuss.
Watch the video Wealth Inequality in America and discuss how a person’s social class (also referred to as socioeconomic status) can affect his or her chances of success.
Wealth Inequality in America Watch the video Wealth Inequality in America (the captioned video is available at Wealth Inequality in America CC). Then read the article “Income Inequality in America: Understanding Wealth Inequality, Its Causes, and Solutions” (in Module Four Resources). Finally, answer the following questions in complete sentences (1–3 sentences per question). You will […]
Evaluate the roles of globalization and advances in technology as causes of widening income inequality in the United States.
Income and wealth inequality You could compare the situation of the U.S. society with other developed countries by referring to the OECD data. https://data.oecd.org/inequality/poverty-gap.htm#indicator-char Before beginning work on the final paper, read Menasce Horowitz, Igielnik, and Kochhar’s 1: Trends in Income and Wealth Inequality (Links to an external site.) and Strauss’s article The Connection Between […]