10. Lin and Matt are arguing about the nature of social ineq…
10. Lin and Matt are arguing about the nature of social inequality. Matt thinks inequality exists because it helps society run smoothly by, for example, creating incentives for people to take on critically important jobs. Lin completely disagrees and argues instead that society is shaped by dominant groups who coerce the rest of society to go along with the unequal system they create and from which they benefit. Lin is arguing from the perspective of