Part one of term paper
An African-American who has lived in the ghetto's of Chicago all his life, has found a way out. He will be the first mamber of his family to go to college. Social sratification in the United States is usually based on wealth and power, which is passed on from generation to generation. The relitive poverty that is charictoristic of the ghett ...

Part two of term paper
... in society, which she has no controll over at this point in her life. This is only one example as to why many of the children and young adults in lower class societies such as this one turn to dealing drugs, stealing, and prostitution, just to survive. There are a few that are lucky enough to maintain a blue collar job, but even in this case, the income is usually relitively low and the struggle continues. The fact that LeAlan Jones is young , a minority, and was born into the ghetto makes ...