Chapter 4: Why Are People Unequal is Society? was very informative. It's interesting that so many factors (division of labor, social conflicts, social stratification, and the institution of private property) play into inequality and what protects and perpetuates it. Charon writes: "Some inequality is probably inevatble" (90). He goes on to also say: "To claim that inequality is inevitable does not mean that people should also claim that poverty and hardship must be accepted or that tyranny must be tolerated" (90). We as members of society need to "eternally vigilant" when it comes to issues of equality. It is hard work but worth the effort.
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