Before the readings, I understood remuneration in terms of employment. I thought of it as when you are rewarded for your service via salary/wage, benefits (company car, medical and pension plans), or bonuses. Thus, I thought based on skills and experience the employee gets paid and I believe it is the human resources department that delineates the packages to the employees. I can see how remuneration is tied to oppression if we consider pay wages with respect to race, “the wealth of white households is 13 times the median wealth of black households. (…) Job applicants with white-sounding names are 50% more likely to get called back for an interview than similarly qualified applicants with black-sounding names.…
Is Everyone Really Equal? A Student’s Response to Chapter 3 and 4 Is Everyone Really Equal is a novel by Ozlem Sensoy and Robin DiAngelo that introduces individuals to concepts that are fundamental in helping to understand and become involved in social justice education. The chapters of the book are based off of these key concepts that vary from oppression and power to racism, each divulging into several subsections that explain these words to their core and their understanding in a social reference frame. I believe that both Sensoy and DiAngelo are right in what they discuss within the lines of their book, but my criticism lies in their definitions of these key concepts and their arguments to help prove their viewpoint.…
Power is Greedy The one breaking the rules, always gets the advantage. Equality is an inhabitant of a corrupt society, where Council has taken away any bit of power to the civilians. In the Council’s perfect society all citizens are equal, but to an extreme. All must love, respect, and value others the same.…
This is in contrast to the language used by CACI 201, entitled “More Likely True—Clear and Convincing Proof” which says: “Certain facts must be proved by clear and convincing evidence, which is a higher burden of proof. This means the party must persuade you that it is highly probable that the fact is true.” (Emphasis supplied.) We infer two things from these definitions. First, the instructions show that the standards are the same in that they require a degree of belief that the version of one party is more likely to be true than the opposing party; but that, second, they differ in that the clear and convincing evidence requires that degree of belief that the likelihood of truth is much greater.…
Additionally, justice also refers to how commodities should be distributed throughout a community (Coale, 2015). There are numerous examples of inequality spread throughout The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta had to travel 20 miles to receive medical care from Johns Hopkins, because it was the only hospital to treat African American patients. If Henrietta would have arrived for medical care at a “white- only hospital, the staff was likely to send [her] away, even if it meant [she] might die in the parking lot” (Skloot, 2010).…
Inequality or Meritocracy? America: “The Land of Opportunity!” The desirable ideal of this great nation is that those who reside or migrate here have the chance at the American Dream— the opportunity to “pull themselves up by their bootstraps” and achieve success as long as they “put their best foot forward.”…
Richard Lavoie defines fairness in the classroom as “Everyone gets what she/he needs”. It does not mean that everyone gets the same and fairness depends on needs. He went on to say that as adults, it is not fair to say things to children that we would not say to another adult. Lavoie gives parents advice about fairness among the children at home. He says that if one of the children has special needs and requires more attention than the other, the parents should not try to make up the time with the others.…
Although there are many issues with inequality of gender, I believe that there is also inequality issues with race and class, as Margaret Andersen and Patricia Collins have stated in this article. They go on to say that there is many more problems of unfairness beyond just gender. There is still problems for inequality between males and females like job opportunities, salary, in politics, etc, but there is also problems looking at the bigger picture. These other characteristics we all possess, race and class, can cause circumstances where things aren’t fair for everyone either. Andersen and Collins state that these three aspects, gender, race, and class, are all intertwined to make up an intricate, social…
Institutionalized Injustice No two things are the same. There is always imbalance. With the structure of the society there will always be a victor. As one comes to hold a greater position, those that fail to advance are often put in unfortunate conditions.…
Is there such thing as too much equality? The thought of absolute equality may sound great, but in reality it’s damaging to the society. Taking this into account, there should be limits on equality based on the aspect of having too much equality is inequality and the government would have too much control. An excessive amount of equality brings inequality into the picture.…
It is safe to say that racism in this country has not gone anywhere. All you need to do is open your facebook, twitter, instagram, or anything really that has access to the larger world, you could even just google who we, the United States elected for President, Mr. Donald Trump. This however isn’t a surprise we have had many racist Presidents of the United States Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Franklin Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, and that 's just to name a few (Kendi). Racism has always been a part of the United States agenda from day one and that has carried onto today. Just in case you have forgotten what racism is let 's define it.…
In this memo I explain how privilege can cause large groups of people to receive unfair treatment due to their identity and background. It contains discussion how being part of a more privileged group in society gives me advantages while being part of a minority leaves people with significantly fewer resources. Areas in Which I am Privileged There are several reasons why I am privileged; being white, able-bodied, cisgender, receiving an education, and having a stable income are all examples.…
UNEQUAL CHILDHOOD A lot of studies have been done on family origin, class or status in society and life economic wellbeing, but no studies throw more light on the processes through which inequality is represented or portrayed like Annette Lareau 's Unequal Childhood. Essentially, the process of sorting as individuals is by economic, social and cultural class, which begins at childhood and never really ends. We may be oblivious that we are pushing the process along, but in fact, we are doing literally that.…
Imagine a life with no social workers. In this theory, would there be social justice? Social workers aim to assist people with the basic needs and values that are needed in life. This goal is fulfilled through the use of social work values. These values consist of “competence, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, service, and social justice” (NASW).…
In our society sexuality is a popular yet controversial term. Several commercials, magazine and advertisements feed into using sex as an eye catcher to the product(s) being sold. As the term sexuality arises many think of either identifying as either being a heterosexual, lesbian, transgender or homosexual. Just as one word can trigger an individual to separate themselves into a category, society also places a strain on forcing people in social groups. Groups that are not limited to • Social class regarding to socioeconomic status • Race • Ethnicity • Gender not recognizing if an individual who is transitioning may be excluded Being placed in social categories can stem feelings of unfairness and allow certain persons of a group to be viewed…