Before the seminar, I was strongly convinced that unequal schooling was the main cause of poverty in the United States. I believe that minorities, which mainly consists of blacks and hispanics, are not given the same opportunities as wealthy students. Based on the article, “Still separate, Still unequal,” a study showed that students coming from an impoverished background had little to no control in what they wanted to study. Students that attended Beverly Hills High School, as a rich school, “received college preparation and academic substances. Classes included: broadcast journalism, advanced computer graphics and an honors course in engineering” (Kozol 10). These courses are linked to high paying jobs, giving those students in particular,
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A teacher responded, “It isn’t a question of what students want. It’s what the school may have available” (Kozol 10). In contrast to the courses given at Beverly Hills High School, Fremont High School students are forced to take courses linked to low paying jobs. While this argument for poverty remains true, after the seminar, I realized that Capitalism was the main cause of poverty as it influenced all the other causes. Capitalism is an economic system in a country's trade and industry is controlled by private owners for profit. At first I though this system is successful because it gives individuals the right to keep what they earn however, this system is more problematic. Capitalism influences Globalization because private businesses have the power to exploit cheap labor in poor countries. From the NYTimes.com, “Big companies have always sought cheaper labor, moving from North to South in the United States, looking for the hungriest, the most desperate, the least organized, the most exploitable” (“The Hypocrisy of ‘Helping’ the Poor”). How can want believe Capitalism is for the better of society when it a system that promotes cheap …show more content…
Capitalism also has a huge influence over racism. As a society, we know that racism plays a big role in job placement. It is noted that if you compare two individuals of black and white with equivalent skills applying for the same job, the white individual will land the job (Pager and Shepherd). While this is purely racism, the root of the issue is Capitalism. Private owners are able to choose who they want to hire despite one’s abilities. In all, I am certain that Capitalism and its goal to exploit countries and individuals is why there is poverty in
A teacher responded, “It isn’t a question of what students want. It’s what the school may have available” (Kozol 10). In contrast to the courses given at Beverly Hills High School, Fremont High School students are forced to take courses linked to low paying jobs. While this argument for poverty remains true, after the seminar, I realized that Capitalism was the main cause of poverty as it influenced all the other causes. Capitalism is an economic system in a country's trade and industry is controlled by private owners for profit. At first I though this system is successful because it gives individuals the right to keep what they earn however, this system is more problematic. Capitalism influences Globalization because private businesses have the power to exploit cheap labor in poor countries. From the NYTimes.com, “Big companies have always sought cheaper labor, moving from North to South in the United States, looking for the hungriest, the most desperate, the least organized, the most exploitable” (“The Hypocrisy of ‘Helping’ the Poor”). How can want believe Capitalism is for the better of society when it a system that promotes cheap …show more content…
Capitalism also has a huge influence over racism. As a society, we know that racism plays a big role in job placement. It is noted that if you compare two individuals of black and white with equivalent skills applying for the same job, the white individual will land the job (Pager and Shepherd). While this is purely racism, the root of the issue is Capitalism. Private owners are able to choose who they want to hire despite one’s abilities. In all, I am certain that Capitalism and its goal to exploit countries and individuals is why there is poverty in