Pros And Cons Of Privilege Essay

Privilege is an aspect in life that provides certain groups of people an advantage in life over others. Underprivileged is someone who does not have the same rights and opportunities as someone else. Privilege or underprivileged can be due to many things such as social class, sexual orientation, appearance, and race. Privilege is cumulative. Some people have lots of privilege and it adds up. Then others have little to no privilege and it is in a way subtracted from their lives. Some people refuse to believe privilege exists. However, other people like me know it exists and believe things need to change for the better for everyone. Privilege can affect your place in society and a person’s self-confidence in their self-worth. I think some privileges …show more content…
Then the children grow up and have children and pass it down to their children, it is a cycle. However, other aspects such as sexual orientation and appearance are not inherited.
One type of privilege that is under debate is white privilege and if it exists or not. White privilege is a something that people inherit at birth from their parents. People do not have to do anything to obtain this type of privilege. They just have to be born white. Some people choose to ignore it and claim it does not exist. However, I know it exists and since I am white, it is something, I have in life. One aspect of white privilege is having a positive relationship with authorities. For example, someone who is white does not have to fear for his or her live when being pulled over by a police officer. Second aspect of white privilege is being able to obtain a good and proper education. For example, almost …show more content…
First explanation is people accepting the social norms and the privileges that they inherit from their parents. Children might learn to believe that can could never have a life better than the life their parents lived so why try. They also begin so believe the social norms that people think about them is true. Second explanation is blaming unconscious bias. This means that people begin to accept their status in society. Third explanation include institutional, systemic, societal racism, and bias. Institutions promote privilege by hiring