The biological purpose of the father is to protect children during their years of helplessness, and when this biological function is taken over by the State, the father loses his raison d'etre. We must, therefore, in capitalistic communities expect an increasing division of society into two castes, the rich preserving the family in its old form, and the poor looking more and more to the State to perform the economic functions traditionally belonging to the father.
Source： Bertrand Russell: Marriage and Morals, 1929
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During Japan’s period of rapid economic growth, income inequality was relatively small, and the presence of a large and stable middle class led to a common practice of viewing society in terms of three layers: the wealthy, the middle class, and the poor. Later, as the middle class thinned out, people increasingly began to view society in terms of five classes, such as the ultra-wealthy, the wealthy, the semi-wealthy, the upper mass class, and the mass class (i.e., the poor). Of course, society is complex, and in some cases it may be more appropriate to divide it into more than five layers. However, in other cases, a broader, more general classification may be more useful.
In recent years especially, economic disparities have become more pronounced in advanced capitalist nations around the world, and the gap between the rich and the poor has become increasingly visible. As a result, although some among the wealthy refuse to acknowledge it, social fragmentation has become more evident.
Economic inequality leads to educational inequality and widening gaps in wealth and opportunity. Families living in poverty, or even those not strictly poor but leading economically strained lives, have come to rely more on the support of the state and society, thereby placing themselves under greater control by the state. While many people are aware of and concerned about this trend, there are also many who have little to no awareness of the problem. Which side do you fall on?
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Source： Bertrand Russell: Marriage and Morals, 1929
More info.：https://russell-j.com/beginner/MM15-030.HTM
* a brief comment:
During Japan’s period of rapid economic growth, income inequality was relatively small, and the presence of a large and stable middle class led to a common practice of viewing society in terms of three layers: the wealthy, the middle class, and the poor. Later, as the middle class thinned out, people increasingly began to view society in terms of five classes, such as the ultra-wealthy, the wealthy, the semi-wealthy, the upper mass class, and the mass class (i.e., the poor). Of course, society is complex, and in some cases it may be more appropriate to divide it into more than five layers. However, in other cases, a broader, more general classification may be more useful.
In recent years especially, economic disparities have become more pronounced in advanced capitalist nations around the world, and the gap between the rich and the poor has become increasingly visible. As a result, although some among the wealthy refuse to acknowledge it, social fragmentation has become more evident.
Economic inequality leads to educational inequality and widening gaps in wealth and opportunity. Families living in poverty, or even those not strictly poor but leading economically strained lives, have come to rely more on the support of the state and society, thereby placing themselves under greater control by the state. While many people are aware of and concerned about this trend, there are also many who have little to no awareness of the problem. Which side do you fall on?
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