Why People Are The Poor Analysis

“Poor people in the United States are lazy and uneducated, which is the reason for their lack of resources and economic status”. This is a popular argument that people in an upper economic status have when asked about the reason behind people being poor. It is wrong. There may be a select few impoverished people who possess these characteristics, but it is unfair to assume that the overall population is lazy and stupid. There are other factors that have created a widening wage gap and a greater poor population.

Interest in studying the reason behind people being poor would be to argue against the popular thought that “it is the poor’s fault for being poor”. “Sociology needs to strike out in a new direction…treating social facts as things.

He would be interested in how individualistic society has become. One reason for the poor being poor could be an increase in the division of labor caused by organic solidarity overcoming mechanical solidarity. Mechanical solidarity was a more communal society whereas organic is more individualistic. Not only is the poor in the position they are in because of the shift from mechanical to organic solidarity, but they are blamed for their position for the same reason. This stance is interesting though because Durkheim argues, “organic solidarity arises from the division of labor itself. In modern society, characterized by diversity rather than uniformity, people are more connected to one another by virtue of their differences” (Royce, 2015, p. 76). People are supposed to depend on each other, but when a small number of wealthier people exploit a larger group to the point of poverty a problem arises that needs to be

In order to stop suicides, colleges must adopt strategies known as “means restriction” to prevent impulsive individuals from killing themselves. Fences and nets were mentioned as possible means of prevention. However there are certain economic and emotional reasons that these means are difficult to invest in. The article’s focus on colleges’ reactions to student suicide and plans to prevent it does not analyze the heart of the issue: why are students committing suicide? In order to make this article more sociological, the above question must be asked. Sociologically analyzing these tragedies would mean exploring the environmental reasons behind student suicides. Furthermore, the article should then discuss the reason the subject of suicide is difficult to talk about in the United States. Exploring the societal factors that are causing suicide would make the article more sociological. Mental illness is a sensitive subject but other reasons such as the pressure to succeed and drug/alcohol abuse in college would be further analyzed. Overall, to make the article more sociological, suicides must be looked at from a societal standpoint and problem rather than an individual