... of the world's problems such as poverty, crime, pollution and the destruction of our environment is linked to the unchecked growth of the human population. It has been found that the less space people have to live in, the harder it is for them to get along. As people compete, not only for housing but also for food, jobs, and schooling, the ... more hostile their behavior becomes. Crime, and a lack of respect for other people, becomes more common as the space around you is reduced (Coleman,1990; Agnew,1992,1999). Violence is more prevalent in highly populated areas, as are other forms of...

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... links almost all aspects of society together, and therefore understanding what is happening to social stratification helps us understand a wide range of other changes in society. All societies treat people with certain characteristics differently from others; males/females, old/young, etc. This differential treatment leads to social inequality ... not impossible to become part of the upper class but it is certainly difficult considering that in 1992, only one percent of our population was in the upper class. #This one percent consist of the richest people in our society who, " by 1989, th...

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