My maternal grandmother and grandfather struggle with excepting those who are of darker skin. Their way of thinking was not changed until my aunt married a black man and had four children. Coming from a white collar class my mother married a blue collar man. This allowed me to live a middle class lifestyle until my parents divorced. A social status in not a fixed thing, but for most it is hard to achieve a higher one. Today everyone is in some way inferior to another. No matter how rich you are or how much social status you have there tends to be someone who has more. Discrimination towards those that are of color and lower socioeconomic status are given the short end of the stick. In conclusion, the social stratification in Mexico creates a disadvantage for people such as the indigenous Indians. It’s clear that those who have lighter skin hold the advantage in the Mexican economy. Mexico’s history has helped create the society it is today. A nations past not only Mexico’s but our own have influenced the
My maternal grandmother and grandfather struggle with excepting those who are of darker skin. Their way of thinking was not changed until my aunt married a black man and had four children. Coming from a white collar class my mother married a blue collar man. This allowed me to live a middle class lifestyle until my parents divorced. A social status in not a fixed thing, but for most it is hard to achieve a higher one. Today everyone is in some way inferior to another. No matter how rich you are or how much social status you have there tends to be someone who has more. Discrimination towards those that are of color and lower socioeconomic status are given the short end of the stick. In conclusion, the social stratification in Mexico creates a disadvantage for people such as the indigenous Indians. It’s clear that those who have lighter skin hold the advantage in the Mexican economy. Mexico’s history has helped create the society it is today. A nations past not only Mexico’s but our own have influenced the