Essay - Sociology Question #1: Would It Be Either Desirable or Possible...

SOCIOLOGY

***** #1: Would it be either desirable or possible to establish a truly classless society? Why? Provide both supporting and opposing viewpoints. In other words, the pros and cons to this type of society.

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It is not entirely clear whether it would be either desirable or ***** to ***** a ***** classless society. However, the idea of a truly ***** society offers many advantages. First, a truly classless society would eliminate the conflicts and tensions which presently ex*****t between the "haves" ***** the "have nots." The source of these conflicts and tensions is primarily due ***** the fact that certain individuals (i.e., "***** nots") cannot afford even basic needs such as clothing, food, health insurance, and shelter while other individuals (i.e., "haves") may afford not only basic needs but also "luxury" items ***** as sports utility vehicles.

Next, a truly classless society ***** allow every individual to compete solely on the basis ***** merit. This is vital because presently, ***** *****s receive opportunities (i.e., jobs, promoti*****s, ra*****es, etc.) merely because of their financial status or because of whom they know. Eliminating the class divisions in society would ensure that all individuals who were qualified based upon objective factors such as education, experience, intelligence, skills, training, *****. would be given a f*****ir opportunity to ***** for a position. In addition, emph*****izing objective ***** would *****ow society to return to a *****ocracy, ***** would ensure that jobs, promotions, raises, etc. were doled out to ***** individual ***** was most *****, not the individual who had the better class position or most connections.

While ***** notion of a truly classless society ***** numerous advantages, there are also many disadvantages. First, a truly cl*****ssless society devalues one of the core hallmarks of our democratic society, i.e., the theory of capitalism. One of the things which makes our democratic soc*****ty function as well as it does is capitalism, i.e., the concept ***** individuals who work hard will eventually reap the financial rewards of their sweat. Next, although a truly classless society ***** theoretically enable all individuals ***** meet their basic *****, someone (most likely the government) would *****n have to pay for or subsidize these needs. Arguably this would create incentives for individuals to not ***** as hard because they would ***** that the government (or welfare state) ***** ***** for all ***** ***** basic needs.

*****, ***** a truly cl*****ssless ***** would erase some of the ***** and ***** between the "*****" and "have nots," it ***** not eliminate other sources of conflict and tensions. For example, individuals are divided along educational levels, ethnic lines, occupational lines, political beliefs, religious ideologies, etc. In addition, a truly classless society would eliminate the order and structure ***** our present society, leading to chaos, disorganization, and perhaps lawlessness. Lastly, a truly classless ***** would result in stasis, i.e., ***** would be no incentive for individuals to compete, to strive to reach a higher level. It is the ***** of striving to constantly improve one's economic,