The chapter provided for the investigation illustrated the various principles and conditions that from the social inequality. From the five principles that figured out the emergence of social inequality, I would like to discuss the principle about the interplay of Power, Privilege, and Prestige according to the current terrifying occasion of a global pandemic (Charon,77). Firstly, the COVID-19 vividly demonstrates the insolvency of overall national governmental performances worldwide and puts on display the lack of scientific and economic stability and development. Secondly, I was deeply shocked to understand the actual size of the misunderstanding gap between ordinary people and the privileged society. As an example, the demand of the authorities to conduct the education and work processes at home, with the help of the Internet. My friend faced the mission to perform five different activities at one particular time with his two sisters and parents, having three rooms, one computer, and only two smartphones capable of the educational services work conditions. And this case is still highly positive because, in India, half of the population does not have access to the Internet at all. The teachers delivered the classes using the loudspeaker in some rural areas. I have also read about a shocking occasion about the Russian boy, who lives in the outback, had to sit on the tree to catch the Internet connection. Thirdly, speaking about the power and privilege (Charon,78), the question about the quality of the information provided, for such questions as the vaccines, turns out to be controversial. People with money and status are the first to receive reliable evidence and then decide what to say to others. Moreover, the principle of inheritance of positions makes me think about the real qualifications and competence of people who tend to determine people’s fates. While the society is created according to the principles of inequality, similar to COVID-19 global accidents will show the failures of this strategy.
Work Cited
Charon, J.M. Ten Questions: A Sociological Perspective. 8th ed. Cengage Learning, 2012.