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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”
– Nelson Mandela

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Q Many Americans believe that access to a good education is all that is needed to overcome inequality in U.S. society. In what ways can access to education affect ones social status? How would a functionalist and a conflict theorist view differ with regard to this issue?

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The idea that education is a significant tool in helping to reduce social equity is embedded in everyone’s psyche. It is a vicious cycle of gaining a degree in order to get a job with a decent salary and thus gaining a foothold in the social strata. The social hierarchy is based on an individual’s economic worth and this fact cannot be denied. When a person gains wealth, his standing in the society is updated as well. However, what I believe from what I have seen in my family and social circle is that not all education is worthy of the good status.