From the beginning of time there has always been a way to tell the difference between individuals with wealth …show more content…
For example, class is seen as objective (things that can be counted) and status is seen as subjective (opinion of individuals) (Gilbert, 2015). Weber also pointed out the importance of power and how it was administrated (Gilbert, 2015). The reason that these facts are relevant to the racial wage gap is because many African Americans and Latinos have had both their class and status stripped away from them because of their lack of resources, and they may feel powerless against the policies and injustice that are holding them back from achieving the same goals as White