Hollister Research Paper

The recent housing developments in Hollister illustrates how an individual’s race and gender can allow them to gain an unfair advantage or privilege over others. Only individuals with access to a significant amount of wealth would be able to purchase these houses due to the incredibly high prices. More often than not, these individuals would be white males. As a result of their skin color and sex, they are able to have high skilled jobs and receive a higher paycheck than their colleagues. A recent article by CNN substantiates this assertion by revealing that African Americans and Hispanics are experiencing lower wages, household wealth, home ownership and higher unemployment in comparison to white Americans. Moreover, despite the progress made by feminist movements and equality economic polices, there is still a disparity between the wages of men and women …show more content…
Additionally, the race of the individual plays a factor in terms of the amount of money they are able to earn. According to a Forbes article, white women are able to earn more money than female minorities and are less likely to encounter problems in the interview process. This example serves to show how white individuals, regardless of their sex, are able to earn more money than minorities. Furthermore, this claim is supported by information provided by Roy’s Making Societies: “the category of race was created by a dominant group, Europeans and their descendants in North America, to make other groups seem something less than human” (80). This excerpt demonstrates how the widespread practice of degrading people of color is responsible for the wage gap between minorities and whites. The privilege created by being a male and white would allow them to have the financial assets to purchase most, if not all, of the new and expensive houses in Hollister rather than minorities or