Talking about a topic comes at ease when the issue at hand affects the individual. Many people have talked about the topic of inequality and done much research on it, but many of them just are not passionate enough to get into people's skin. Nevertheless there is an individual by the name of Barbara Ehrenreich who has covered the topic of inequality pretty in depth. Mrs Ehrenreich studied theoretical physics at Reed College and earned a Phd in cell biology from the Rockefeller University, in addition, she one of the biggest influencers in a nonprofit movement of the 60’s which advocated for people's right to a better healthcare. Despite all the accomplishments mentioned above the reason why she is most known is her famous book Nickel and Dimed. In the book the author dives into the various consequences of income inequality: in order to do this she choses a job in which she is paid the minimum wage, then she tries to survive an entire month with the money she is paid, however, if she does not receive enough money she moves onto the next job in a different location. Furthermore the book tries to demonstrate one of the most popular theories when talking about the reason why income inequality exist, which is conflict theory. Conflict theory is shown very evident throughout the book as the concept of the theory is …show more content…
This is very evident when Ehrenreich says, "Maybe, it occurs to me, that I'm getting a tiny glimpse of what it would be like to be black (p. 100)." Even