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Post by samuellongwell on Aug 1, 2016 20:28:46 GMT
In this book the social divisions you see can relate a lot to today's times in some ways, but in some ways they can't. In this book aunt Alexandra doesn't let her nephew spend time with Walter. I think the social divisions in today's times are much different.
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Post by Andrea Flores on Aug 1, 2016 21:42:13 GMT
I completely agree. It's undeniable that social divisions still take place today but the way it's expressed is pretty different. For example, back then most of society discriminated against people of color and it was rare someone saw it as an injustice and did something about it. As there is still people who participate in actions like this, we as a society have grown to realize racism is not right and should not be socially acceptable by any means. So whenever we witness acts of inequality, we get mad and upset, we take action and try to stop it because we've been taught these social morals as a society.
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Post by shanarabrinkman on Aug 3, 2016 16:38:09 GMT
I agree with Andrea. I believe that taking action and fixing what we think is unequal is a habbit because we see how bad inequality really is, and how badly it can destroy a life.
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Post by paigestan on Aug 3, 2016 16:58:12 GMT
I also agree. No one is born seeing people unequal its something thats put into our brains by society. Today we are trying to show that everyone is equal which is giving a good effect on later generations.
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Post by zakpasq on Aug 3, 2016 19:03:44 GMT
I to would agree. I believe people believe and think what other people believe. I think this because people will start rumors and the rumors will get out and they will be in peoples mind which may not come out.
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Post by ivyross on Aug 4, 2016 23:10:27 GMT
In my opinion social divisions are still a very real thing in today's society. It is, though, less with a matter of race, as it was during the time period of TKAM. Now many social divisions occur with gay and trans people. We, as a society, have moved pretty well beyond skin color but are quick to segregate ourselves with other people. I have known people who have been told to end friendships because a friend is gay or trans. It is less with color (and also social status) now but social divisions still play a major role in today's society.
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Post by marliegroshans on Aug 5, 2016 17:07:55 GMT
Social divisions are still an issue today,but it has become a very minute problem compared another things. However, children at a young age are still brought up to believe that they have a social standing at a young age and need to treat either those with a higher standing with respect, or those with a lower social class with no respect.
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Post by Noah Durrance on Aug 6, 2016 23:27:45 GMT
There are absolutely still social divisions in our world today. It is important to point out though that most of these divisions are not as drastic as they were in the period TKAM was written. Our society has gotten infinitely better at treating people who may be different from the accepted norm with respect and honoring their contributions to society as a whole. However, divides, even racial ones, still exist. For example, African-Americans are incarcerated at six times the rate as Caucasian people are, and African-Americans and Hispanics make up over 58% of the imprisoned population in the USA (NAACP). Gender divisions are prominent as well. According to AAUW, women still only receive 79% of the money men do for the exact same work. This 21% difference may not seem like a big deal, but say a woman and a man both have the same job at a company. The man makes $50,000 a year, which means that the woman earns $39,500 a year. Over 40 years, that man makes $2,000,000 in income, with the woman making 1,580,000. That means the man is making $420,000 more than a woman in an average working career. That is a substantial amount of money that could go towards health insurance, mortgage bills, and college tuition! Sexual orientation is yet another divide. LGBT teens are 40% more likely to commit suicide than others, and only recently people have been given the basic human right to marry whom they love. However, it is legal in 31 states to discriminate (firing them, denying them service) based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Globally, in 76 countries, it is against the law to be gay or transgender. There are most certainly social divides in the world today, but novels like To Kill a Mockingbird show people how far we have come as a society in preventing discrimination and how truly awful it was to live in that period and not be included in the group in power.
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Post by isabellalyda on Aug 7, 2016 3:40:30 GMT
Yes, Noah! I completely agree with you and I appreciate you mentioning gender inequality in our world today. Our society is, and has been for so many years, divided and classified by certain things such as; race, gender, sexuality, religion, and social class. Recalling what Noah said, "it is important to point out though that most of these divisions are not as drastic as they were in the period TKAM was written." With time, our world has "shortened the distance" and "lowered the walls" dividing these groups from each other. Thanks to novels like "To Kill a Mockingbird", we are able to take a look at the past and realize how intense racism and sexism were compared to our nation today. I look forward to the day when we are all equal, despite our race, gender, sexuality, religion, or social class.
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Post by beccarugg on Aug 7, 2016 21:10:04 GMT
I agree that there are still social divisions in today's world. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, there are many of these social divisions, one that you see is in school, when Scout and Jem are made fun of for their father's position in Tom Robinson's case. Although this is nothing to be ashamed of in today's society, in this world, it was a disgrace to side with a black person. We have some social divisions today, that may not have existed in the Finch's time.
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Post by andrewklein on Aug 7, 2016 23:52:19 GMT
I do agree that there are still social divisions in the world, but like Marlie stated, it is a minute problem compared to other things. Understanding that there are smaller social divisions seems to enlarge the race factor, especially when compared to the workforce, or LGBT(Q) community. Some problems just stay around a lot longer and are more profound. Many crimes or acts of violence have been related to a form of "hate crimes" against many different forms of race, whether it was White on Black, Black on Black, White on White, or Other. But many social divisions are still extremely similar to decades ago.
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Post by annalandolfi on Aug 8, 2016 2:40:35 GMT
Social divisions are extremely present in our world today: no matter how much you can deny, even unconscionably, people are quick to judge, then group and sort. The choice we have today, is to act on these clear social division, by reacting with superiority or discrimination, or strive for unity.
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Post by brooke on Aug 8, 2016 21:50:51 GMT
I also strongly agree, in our generation and society we brainwashed to believe what other people are are teaching is the right thing. not saying we can't think for ourselves but if we do we are criticized and treated differently and kids see that and don't want to be treated that way so they just don't say what they have to say.
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Post by beau on Aug 8, 2016 23:14:57 GMT
Although I think social divisions with race were a much bigger deal at the time the book was written, and when it takes place, I think today the social divisions are much more about things like religion and wealth status. We as a species are quick to judge and make assumptions about people just on what their religion is or if they are poor or rich. We have gotten mostly past assumptions and segregation based on race though.
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Post by Grace Schwarzenberger on Aug 9, 2016 18:56:06 GMT
Social division I think will always be in society. People will not like other people , which is fine. Sometimes this can cause less butting heads and drama, but social division can also cause a popularity contest. No matter the society, poised or not, social division will occur.
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