All around the world, democracies are experiencing what sociologists and economists call “The Age of Growing Inequality.” The concentration of income and wealth in the hands of a small number of economic elites has reached levels not seen since the “robber barons” of the Gilded Age that peaked with the end of the Industrial Revolution. Is this massive expansion of inequality affecting democracy in the way Tocqueville’s theory would suggest?
What will be an ideal response?
• Explain how Tocqueville thought equality can be problematic to a self-ruled society
• Bourgeoning social movements that address inequalities on both the left and the right suggest Tocqueville’s thesis about the connections between inequality and political engagement of the populace are correct
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