Essays on Diverging

In the article, “Diverging Development: The Not-so-invisible Hand of Social Class in the United States”, Furstenberg said that social class is quickly beginning to shape the development of children, even before the child is born. Classism is alive in the form of less opportunities for lower social classes, forming a class that isn’t necessarily unintelligent, but uneducated. There exists a stereotype against those of lower social classes that these people do not strive to rise in the social hierarchy, and they often receive sub-par assistance, in part, through this prejudice. The article argues that social class is part ...

Furstenberg analyzes the seemingly unnoticed socially stratified society in modern day America. Through this article, the author looks at the disparity between those in the lower social-economic ranks which he refers to as the disadvantaged families and those who are at the top of the social ladder, which he refers to as the advantaged families. His analysis is centered on the stages of a child’s development from prenatal stage to childhood and ultimately to early adulthood and the different experiences that children from the two family categories have which ultimately determine their position in the social ladder.

Child from a disadvantaged family

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The article examines the social construct of the American society and the varying effects of stratified social classes. The author looks at the different experiences that children from both advantaged and disadvantaged families go through as early as the prenatal stages of their lives through to childhood and early adulthood. The article then analyzes the existing disparities that ultimately shape the destiny of these two categories of children.

Child growing up in advantaged family

An advantaged family provides quality prenatal care hence a child receives proper diet, less exposure to toxins and good neonatal health care (Furstenberg "Diverging development”). These positively impact on the cognitive ...

U.S. Middle Class

Introduction

The major shifts U.S. economy has experienced over recent years signify comparable changes in social fabric. The re-orientation of U.S economy from one based on manufacturing one based on services has introduced changes in how class is defined. Notably, a conventional social stratification of upper-middle-lower segments is no longer working in current economic ecosystem. Of particular significance for current purposes is how "middle class" has witnessed differential definitions in response to changing economic status. In a more conventional conception, U.S. middle class is used to refer to "median" earning workers in fixed-hour, manufacturing-based jobs. This conventional ...

ARTICLE REVIEW: DIVERGING DEVELOPMENT

Article summary The article looks at the issue of class differences among the Americans and how it is influenced among the people. Social classes are considered on how wealthy a person is or how advantaged a person is compared to another. Additionally, the author looks at the class differences as a way to shut down opportunities for people in the world. Social classes prevent opportunities form presenting to a person. The article further looks at how the social class differences affect the growth and development of children from wealthy and from poor backgrounds. The author states that children who ...

Article Review

Furstenberg, Jr., Frank. “Diverging development: The not-so-invisible hand of social class in the United States.” In B.J. Risman, Families as they really are. pp. 276-294. New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 2010. How does the social background of the family influence child’s future? Furstenberg wrote an article “Diverging development: The not-so-invisible hand of social class in the United States” aimed to analyze the impact of social standings of the family on the life of children. In his article, Furstenberg starts with the modern understanding of the idea of social differentiation and social classes and states that nowadays, there are ...

RE: TURKEY-RUSSIA CRISIS

Introduction The fight against the ISIS has elicited numerous controversies with different nations taking sides in the war against the global menace. To start, the emergence of ISIS has been a global concern and considered to a matter of gravity. Every rational nation finds it necessary to condemn the security threat that ISIS continues to pose on the local and international arena. It is critical to highlight that the war on ISIS continues to divide opinion and also create the danger to certain countries. However, the worrying situation is the devised method to combat the extremists group that have ...