Complete 6 pages APA formatted article: How Inequality in Wealth Reflects Educational Achievement in the US.
Complete 6 pages APA formatted article: How Inequality in Wealth Reflects Educational Achievement in the US. Inequality is a broad subject that can be related to different themes across varying agendas, but in this paper, this term is going to be used in reference to how wealth influences educational achievements in the United States. The education standards in the U.S. can be defined along with many demographic parameters, but according to reviews by authors who are going to be considered, in this paper, the most prominent factors that affect educational attainment in the United States are race, ethnicity, social-economic background and citizenship status. This paper compares and contrasts the three authors’ different views, and opinions on what contributes to the disparaging gaps witnessed and evidenced by various researches and studies carried out to establish the cause of this disparity. Different authors have diverse views on the real causes of disparity. Therefore, this paper is going to use the authors’ different perspectives to improve the understanding of how inequality affects academic achievement in the U.S.
Wealth in most societies across the globe is measured using material possessions like money, property, and net worth. Wealth translates into status or class in society of which in today’s modern world, there exists the upper class or the rich, the middle class, and the lower class or the poor. These three levels significantly influence an individual’s way of life from what they eat, wear, and their residential area. It also determines their lifestyle, which can be comfortable, simple, or difficult depending on how much money they have. In today’s world, money is everything even to those who do not believe in its power finds it is a necessary concession to their survival. Modern society is significantly controlled by parameters that are gauged on the level of education that an individual has achieved. .