Social Injustices and Social Stratification obviously exist in society and these beasts are more difficult to overcome then racial barriers. These barriers have been around for ages. And the paradox of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer does not help these inequalities. What possibly can be done? Assimilation? But how, affirmative action can help but that also has it down falls. Education is the key to getting out of a set economic class. But why is it more likely for the dumbest rich kid to go to college then the smartest poor kid?

Conflict Theory, as stated best by Karl Marx in the Communist Manifesto explains “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” The conflict theory assumes that economic inequalities are the underlying source of all conflicts. American History X does follow suit. When Danny tells the story about Venice Beach ten years ago, how it was a beautiful small prominently white neighborhood. And how it evolved into a lower income it makes you think about

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