... East St. Louis, to create a system of inequality. This system results in the establishment of a culture, its institutions, and the socialization supporting and justifying the social elite. However as Kozol's essay continues, he approaches the reasons why these societies continue this system of inequality, and he focuses on the efforts of the powerful and their economic wealth, and how culture and ... funds for elite purposes only. Other examples include parents spending "thousands of dollars for outside help, on top of tuition" in order to maintain a higher status among competing studen...

• Word Count: 2069
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate