Structural Inequalities

Soundview neighborhood is an urban condensed community, which populates more than 500,000 members within the neighborhood. African-American and Hispanics are the cultures that primarily populate the neighborhood. The history of the Soundview neighborhood can be described as having several low-income housing developments. These developments started to be constructed in the 1950’s and 1960’s and before the construction of the housing developments army barracks was located within the Soundview neighborhood and they were demolished to create affordable housing for low-income members living in poverty(http://www.nyctouristguide.com/soundview-the-bronx.php). During the construction of the projects the Soundview neighborhood has always been known

This is known as structural inequality, which can be described as, institutions are developed and organized in such a way it stagnates an individual from achieving their greatest achievements. According to Krist-Ashman (2014) Structural inequality consists of three dimensions from a political perspective, it oversees individuals and organizes how institutions are set up, they also have control over the community. The second being geographical organization in the Soundview neighborhood, the geographical location is overcrowded and unorganized. The third is power structure, it can be theorized that politicians were indeed able to construct so many low income housing to help low income individuals living in poverty, but did not think to develop increasing amounts of healthcare, educational facilities and social organizations that would enhance the lives of members occupying the low income developments. This conceptualization can be linked to the structural inequalities of the

There are no local social service agencies nor hospitals or healthcare centers that are within the neighborhood limits as far location and distance is concerned. The closest Social Service Agency is about a 45-minute bus ride, which makes it difficult for members of the community to gain access to particular resources. Analyzing the hierarchy members who have political power and control over resources, they have constructed subsystems to be available to a limited amount of individuals particularly the minority class. This perception constitute structural inequality in which macro systems are formulated purposefully to keep a particular social class oppressed and living in poverty. It is important to note that when Social Service organizations and Healthcare Systems are unlimited, especially in an overcrowded community, it is likely to cause a negative impact on members of that community. The effects of negative impacts can be perceived as poor health conditions exists with disease spreading rapidly within the community, there 's a potential risk of starvation and hunger because commodities are not easily accessible. The members of The Neighborhood experience psychological distress, anxiety, frustration and at this level of inequality members of this particular society experience being oppressed, living in poverty, with increased crime and violence. When new structured