The United States is often thought of as a land of opportunity, one in which there are few obstacles in the path of anyone who wants to move up. What do you think most accounts for this image?

Please discuss to what extent has the material you have dealt with in this course has enlightened you on issues of social stratification in the U.S. and internationally. If you were asked to implement one policy to improve the human rights of people in your own country and globally on any level of stratification what would that be?