Social Conflict Examples

Social-conflict shows society as an arena. The way some cultures and races are treated compared to others is the best example of social conflict. In the 1960’s, the south saw white as dominant and black as unimportant. They had separate restrooms; separate busses and the payment for jobs between the races did not match. The stratification in the sixties made the two races see each other differently. Instead of seeing human beings, people were defined by the color of their skin. The Help looked into the lives of the house cleaners who served white families in the sixties. A young writer named Skeeter wanted to show the world what it was like to be a house cleaner for a white family. Skeeter struggled at first to find willing house cleaners …show more content…
Their families must work for everything they have because they are not treated equally. Yule May is a proud mother of two boys who just graduated high school with honors. She asks Milly, the wife of the family she is hired by, if she could borrow seventy-five dollars because they are short one of tuition. They do not want to have to choose between the two on who gets to go to college. The husband quickly dismisses himself and Milly happily tells Yule May that she must work for her money because it is not Christian to help the needy. Unfortunately, Yule May resorts to pawning a ring she found cleaning Milly’s home and is immediately arrested. People of color were instantly looked at as thieves. As soon as Yule May went to the pawnshop they looked up her work record and contacted the family because it is impossible a black woman owns a ring worth money. At the end of the movie, Milly accuses Aibileen of stealing the sterling silverware from Elizabeth. Elizabeth believes that she did not take them because she is always honest to her, but Milly manipulates Elizabeth into thinking she stole them because of her race. Elizabeth falls for it because it is stereotypical for Negros to steal. Mae Mobley, Elizabeth’s young daughter, comes in and goes straight to Aibileen because her throat is hurting and Milly immediately tells Aibileen that Elizabeth can take care of her own children. Elizabeth looks panicked because she has never had to take care of her children on her own. She has always had help from Aibileen. Mae Mobley tells Aibileen that “You my real mama, Aibi.” Most young children who live with house cleaners spent more time with them then with their own mothers. Skeeters house cleaner had a great impact on her growing up. She taught her that she would do something big with her life while her mother only bugged her about finding a decent husband to take care of her. Skeeters