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May 3 , 2010

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Today 's society is marked by widespread inequality to make matters worse , it has become an acceptable aspect in life . Society is divided into the have and the have-nots the upper class , middle class and the lower class . Inequality can be found in all aspects of society , be it social class , race , ethnicity , sex , nationality or even a persons profession

Antonio Gramsci was an Italian Marxist , he agreed with the Marxist ideology of how society is divided

between the ruling class and the working class and its role in society , however , did not agree on the Marxists view of how the ruling class used their power this is according to Burke . Marxist theory mainly dealt with how the ruling class used force to have their interests in society catered for , he felt that they did not understand the techniques that the ruling class used to gain control over the working class without necessarily resulting to using force . He felt that in society due to what he referred to as ideological hegemony people had come to accept the class division as acceptable in for the society to exist

In the United States , the issue of inequality is basic especially when it comes to social and the racial inequality , this has resulted into discrimination among people who feel that for instance their neighbor who is of a different race is not equal to them based only on the physical appearance...