Living in America we encounter all kinds of different races, cultures, languages and religions but does that mean we should treat others differently just because they are not like us? Racial inequality is when someone is treated differently than others because of their race. Race Is not a genetic trait that could be passed down like social behavior and abilities, so this doesn't make us completely different from each other. There is a rough estimate of 323 million people in America, 6,909 living languages, and hundreds of cultures and religions. We are all not that much different though because we all have hair, teeth, ears, eyes, etc, but we can treat one another so poorly just because of their race. Not only do we have racism but we have
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It opened doors for her; like when she could cash checks and use credit cards without suspension or even browse through stores without being followed by security. If she needed to speak to the manager of a restaurant it would be no problem and she could assume the manager was also of her race. Also if a doctor or lawyer was needed she would have no problem getting one. Realizing that parenting is also easier for her and she would not need to be overprotective of her children from the people who did not like them. It is also said that whiteness is also used as a proxy to determine class or social rankings. According to Schaefer in our sociology notebook “white privilege refers to the rights or immunities granted to people as a particular benefit or favor simply because they are white.” This is something that white people are born with and do not realize they have. A lot of people who are white do not realize the power they can have for just being white, there are a lot of benefits that come with it like when it comes to jobs, education, government and just being out everyday. White privilege has been looked over by theoreticians, and they educate themselves on “whiteness” looking to start the construction and principled suggestions of “whiteness.” There is often a overlap between critical whiteness and race theories, as demonstrated by focus on the legal and …show more content…
We are all guilty of being like this, I know I am. Just because everyone has done this does not mean it is alright to do. Being prejudice means that you are stereotyping others. This is simply an opinion that is based on no reasons or experience. This kind of hate lead to congress passing the Hate Crime Statistics Act and they are now crimes that are being reported and investigated. An example of Hate Crime is the Holocaust, Hitler punished the jews for no good reason and just because they are jewish. According to the book by Schaefer color-blind racism “is the use of the principle of race neutrality to defend a racially unequal status quo.” This is more on the good side of things, that we would no longer have a problem and can see everything and everyone as being equal but unfortunately this isn't true. This became more of a theory in the 1960’s and 1970s. Also there is discriminatory behavior and “this is the denial of opportunities to individuals and groups” Examples of this would be discriminating on colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin or descent, racial harassment, sexual orientation, homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, heterosexuality or assumed sexual orientation, gender
It opened doors for her; like when she could cash checks and use credit cards without suspension or even browse through stores without being followed by security. If she needed to speak to the manager of a restaurant it would be no problem and she could assume the manager was also of her race. Also if a doctor or lawyer was needed she would have no problem getting one. Realizing that parenting is also easier for her and she would not need to be overprotective of her children from the people who did not like them. It is also said that whiteness is also used as a proxy to determine class or social rankings. According to Schaefer in our sociology notebook “white privilege refers to the rights or immunities granted to people as a particular benefit or favor simply because they are white.” This is something that white people are born with and do not realize they have. A lot of people who are white do not realize the power they can have for just being white, there are a lot of benefits that come with it like when it comes to jobs, education, government and just being out everyday. White privilege has been looked over by theoreticians, and they educate themselves on “whiteness” looking to start the construction and principled suggestions of “whiteness.” There is often a overlap between critical whiteness and race theories, as demonstrated by focus on the legal and …show more content…
We are all guilty of being like this, I know I am. Just because everyone has done this does not mean it is alright to do. Being prejudice means that you are stereotyping others. This is simply an opinion that is based on no reasons or experience. This kind of hate lead to congress passing the Hate Crime Statistics Act and they are now crimes that are being reported and investigated. An example of Hate Crime is the Holocaust, Hitler punished the jews for no good reason and just because they are jewish. According to the book by Schaefer color-blind racism “is the use of the principle of race neutrality to defend a racially unequal status quo.” This is more on the good side of things, that we would no longer have a problem and can see everything and everyone as being equal but unfortunately this isn't true. This became more of a theory in the 1960’s and 1970s. Also there is discriminatory behavior and “this is the denial of opportunities to individuals and groups” Examples of this would be discriminating on colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin or descent, racial harassment, sexual orientation, homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, heterosexuality or assumed sexual orientation, gender