Social Equality

Throughout time, social class has played a role in virtually every society. This system of social order designs and dictates what is expected of the various social groups that inhabit the society. However, this system also tends to place the concerns and needs of those who find themselves lost at the bottom out of sight, thus dismissing the presence of any issue and neglectfully contributing to the social corrosion. Even in a land, such as the United States, where parity and equal opportunity are professed to be the backbone of society, only the notion of these ideals can be substantiated. Such social downfalls like the profound existence of homelessness in even the most affluent societies, suggests the notion that no ideal can become reality. Children are left to subsist in housing that is literally falling to pieces, and to survive without proper medical attention. The future of America is subjected to improper education, confounded by the lack of basic materials, trained professionals and the support needed to keep them involved in their pursuits. Furthermore, if these conflicts of the poor are never brought to the light of the public forum, generation after generation will be subjected to the harsh environment where neglect is ubiquitous and where the theory of survival is no longer a conception, but a way of life. This is Kozol's purpose; to strive for a public call for social change, and to guide the cause once it has arisen.