Discussion Board 8
In our society today there are a great number of factors that determine whether we live a long and healthy lives or shorter ones with more struggles then some other groups of people never have to face. One of the biggest factors that determines how much wealth and income we have in our lives is our race. Studies constantly show that the difference between African American and white’s income are greater in inequality because of the intergenerational and cumulative nature of wealth (Huie et al. 2003). Not only does our race play a part in social standings but studies have also found that what families we are born into, ethnicity, and gender all play a role as well. Although there have been many studies done to prove that these
In our society today there are a great number of factors that determine whether we live a long and healthy lives or shorter ones with more struggles then some other groups of people never have to face. One of the biggest factors that determines how much wealth and income we have in our lives is our race. Studies constantly show that the difference between African American and white’s income are greater in inequality because of the intergenerational and cumulative nature of wealth (Huie et al. 2003). Not only does our race play a part in social standings but studies have also found that what families we are born into, ethnicity, and gender all play a role as well. Although there have been many studies done to prove that these