After viewing the movie clip and reading about Standpoint Theory(Wood,J.2009), it is my opinion that individuals each have their own standpoint opinions, ideas and thoughts about how they perceive other people, in particular other social classes which I think greatly,contribute to the inequalities in our society Unfortunately, I believe this train of thought is just the way it is, in our society today. Upper and lower social classes, each have their own distinct ideas about how they perceive people from outside their circle of influence , as to their social class status & standing in society. White upper class people associate with people of their own kind and status and black people, do as well for the most part, living together in their
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Once Jean & her husband are home, Jean becomes agitated, fearful, as the locksmith changing the locks in her home is a young Hispanic male,( named Daniel) & just based on his looks and that he is a Hispanic with a shaved head, pants hanging down around his butt, and a tattoo on his arm, he is just another bad lower class dude. Jean is anxious and upset with her husband for calling a Hispanic locksmith to their home to change the locks, as she fears Daniel will sell their keys to his gang amigo friends who will in turn come back to rob their precious home. Daniel, the locksmith hears Jean, as she is arguing and complaining to her husband in a loud assertive manner. Daniel realizes that he can never change Jean's standpoint view of him.Daniel, just doesn't measure up in her book of status class (standpoint) view!. Based on her previous experience,he is a lower class individual being Hispanic with looks she perceives to be gang related. There is a saying, you can't judge a book,by its cover. However in this case, Jean and Anthony do judge a book by its cover, as to how they view the world. They each have their perceptions instilled about social class status standing and how they view other classes of people outside their distinct neighborhood and
Once Jean & her husband are home, Jean becomes agitated, fearful, as the locksmith changing the locks in her home is a young Hispanic male,( named Daniel) & just based on his looks and that he is a Hispanic with a shaved head, pants hanging down around his butt, and a tattoo on his arm, he is just another bad lower class dude. Jean is anxious and upset with her husband for calling a Hispanic locksmith to their home to change the locks, as she fears Daniel will sell their keys to his gang amigo friends who will in turn come back to rob their precious home. Daniel, the locksmith hears Jean, as she is arguing and complaining to her husband in a loud assertive manner. Daniel realizes that he can never change Jean's standpoint view of him.Daniel, just doesn't measure up in her book of status class (standpoint) view!. Based on her previous experience,he is a lower class individual being Hispanic with looks she perceives to be gang related. There is a saying, you can't judge a book,by its cover. However in this case, Jean and Anthony do judge a book by its cover, as to how they view the world. They each have their perceptions instilled about social class status standing and how they view other classes of people outside their distinct neighborhood and