As the society in the United States continues to grow, more inequality and prejudice continues to occur. A lack of diversity is negatively affecting the world becoming more equal. The justice system, the downgrade of women, and the workforce is some of the inequality problems that stand out the most. Society needs to adapt to changes for the better because history has shown the positive impacts in a diverse society. The United States once was mainly occupied by a single race, but as society grew, it became more diverse. With it, problems arose, and inequality/prejudice has been a recurring issue. In the article, “Race and Ethnicity” by Bill Wanlund, talks about prejudice and the rise of other races. He says, “And by 2043 whites will no longer make up the majority of the U.S population” (1). The Majority is being made up of colored people, and these growing races have been lagging behind the word success. Compared to the whites, Blacks/Hispanics have a lower unemployment, lower net worth, and higher poverty rate. Many issues can be the reason for such saddens, but sadly these races are not being represented equally. As a society, it’s important for all races to be represented equally and by the right person. An effective solution will be to allow people of color to be recognized more often in social media outlets. The message the people share is important for society to understand their issues and how it’s affecting everyone. The person who’s being applauded for their
This affects society today because equality is still a big issue even though it has gone down in the past 20 years you still hear awful stories about police brutality causing the people in the civilization to be manipulated into believing that everything that goes on around them is the way it is supposed to be when in reality, it's
In the United States minorities are denied equal opportunities based on race and ethnicity in work, housing, and education this should change. They 're labeled and stereotyped based on preconceived notions hurting their image in society we need to start educating the public on how these assumptions are untrue. This treatment violates their constitutional rights by denying their equality highlighting this country 's failure to uphold its promise for a better life. Their race, sex, and ethnicity are still obstacles despite claims, but nothing has been done to improve the lives and treatment of minorities. The term "Race" is a social construct used to categorize groups of people in countries it’s what you claim in important documents like Black, White, or Hispanic. However, this system is the cause of many social issues segregation, injustice, and racism being the most common instances have caused division within the United States. A change needs to happen, but the populace affected by these issues need to take a stand and work to insight change in the country.
The problem of inequality doesn’t seem to be one that is going away anytime soon. Until changes are made in the way minorities are treated in this country the problem will fester and grow.
The presidential election of Barak Obama has led many to believe that we live in a post-racial society. If an African-American candidate has been elected in a predominantly white nation, this must signify that the U.S. does not have barriers that hinder African-Americans and other people of color from accessing opportunities or that we live in a color-blind society – in which race is not an issue. However, public perception on police profiling and the fairness of our justice system, public support for Donald Trump’s discriminatory ideologies, and racist actions by fraternities at universities illustrate the prevalence and continuity of racism in the U.S. Thus, to address the way in which racism plagues our society, it is important for political leaders and the media to educate believers of a color-blind society that racial discrimination is an issue which needs to properly be addressed for the well-being of all member of society.
Our racial ethnicity is influential in what we do in life, whether it would be with school, personal relations, or even job opportunities. There are many Americans today that hold racial prejudice against people of different color and different ethnicity, which as a result narrows many opportunities that minorities can actually have. In the essay “Race in America: “We Would Like To Believe We Are Over The Problem” Maryann Cusimano Love an associate professor of international relations in the Politics Department at Catholic University, addresses “To “get over” racial problems” (Love 387) we need to acknowledge them as well as the history of those racial problems in order to move forward as a multicultural society. Love reveals a study conducted by The University of Connecticut which shows “19 percent of the 14,000 college
In today’s time, the United States of America have drifted off its course of trying to reach a utopia. Social problems are rising for many people of color and non-color people. The problems have been illuminated in politics, education, employment, and social media. Problems such as discrimination of a certain group of people, and economic hardship are the most common issues. Reflecting back on America’s history, America has had a long history of white versus black ever since the slavery era, which took place during the time of the civil war. Ever since then, the United States have striven and persevere to change its society ethics. But, America is now slowly shifting back to a world where white supremacy and people of color are immensely separated
In America there are still several parts of our society that remain racially unequal including, the workforce, the wealth gap between minorities and whites, as well as incarceration rates and police behavior. The unemployment rates in America are relatively high and because of how hard it is to get a job, the employers prefer to hire someone that they feel more comfortable with, which typically aren’t minorities. The wealth gap between minorities and whites is continuing to grow as the years move on and because the wealth gap many people are starting to turn to criminalism. Because of the amount of people turning to criminalism, the incarceration rates of minorities is steadily increasing. Racial inequality in one section of our society can affect all of the other sections as well. It is a “snowball effect” of sorts. One small aspect of racial inequality can lead to another and another and so on and so forth until our whole society is unequal. Racial inequality has a negative impact on our society
Human civilization has been around for centuries and through this, mistakes have occurred, discoveries of the unknown and adaptations to new surroundings have resulted. Through the changes in civilization, humanity has also learned from its mistakes and changed what was necessary for the population to grow and move forward. The human race is unique from all other forms of living primarily because we do not adapt to our environment like other creatures but we modify our surroundings to adapt to our desires. Change is inevitable in human nature and even though we are resilient towards adjustments at times, change still happens and civilization is forced to deal with the result preferable or not. Civil rights are becoming an ever-changing topic in our society today. Our current views of concern that need addressing are issues in race, class and gender through the viewpoints of three themes: Masculinity, Feminism, and Intersectionality.
Former president John F. Kennedy once said, “If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” Back in the 1930’s, this was a rare and very unpopular opinion, especially in the south. Blacks suffered extreme discrimination and Jim Crow Laws while women were regarded as foolish and inferior to men. Now, in 2018, there is equality for all, upheld by the law and supported by society. There are many differences in social roles and standards from the 1930’s and in today’s society of equality and opportunity for all.
According to the Institute on Race and Poverty (IRP) in 2000 a white individual making the same income annually as any other race has a seventy-eight percent chance of owning a home, and only a twenty-two percent chance of having their credit denied on a loan, however, minorities like Blacks and Hispanics have a significantly lower chance of both. (Lawrence, and Keleher 3). In fact, Blacks with those same specifications only have a forty-eight percent chance to own a home, and an astounding forty-five percent chance to have their credit denied on a loan. Meanwhile, Hispanics have a forty-six percent chance to own a home, and a thirty-percent percent chance of having their credit denied. While this may seem overtly discriminatory with just a glance, one must first delve into what those numbers actually mean, and the details went into creating those numbers, as well as take a peek into the institution that created those numbers before jumping to the conclusion that it is empirically racist. Recently, racism has exploded into the spotlight worldwide, and especially in the United States of America with stories of racially motivated police brutality and a supposed “race war” taking center stage. All this coming forty-seven years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sought to end racial tension and racist government
“If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” -John F. Kennedy (Brainy Quotes) Eventually, all of us will be treated equally in society. The Constitution is bringing us closer to equality because it adds amendments that cover equality for everyone. Although some people argue that equality is based on opinions and a document can’t give everyone equality, the constitution has amendments that bring us closer to equality. Our country has become more tolerant and fair over the years and if we keep moving forward, we will surely reach equality and end discrimination.
Throughout history equality has impacted many people’s lives. There are numerous equality problems that the United States has faced through the years. Even today, in the 21st century, we still experience inequality.
The United States and Latin America have seen their fair shares of inequality and hardships when it comes to those of the minority status. Minorities have successfully fought back in the timeless battle to achieve equality, rather it be with those of their own race, or from different ethnic backgrounds. When groups are able to coexist, their ideologies are expressed to one another and at times are able to influence different groups on their attitudes toward different subjects. Now that immigration has astronomically increased to the United States, the idea of this country as a “melting pot” has never been more correct. Being that more individuals are turning to the United States for permanent residence, race has obtained multiple
The impact on minorities due to inequality Introduction During the course of this class I have learned about social problems within the society in which we live and around the world. It is disturbing to learn that poverty, social inequality, race and cultural discrimination, gender stratification, environmental damage, population growth, and urbanization are among the social problems and controversial issues that still exist in the United States.
Although it is the 21st century and we are aware of what racism is but when it is the topic of the discussion, it always seems to be ignored. Americans ignore the little issues that can be solved which can enhance our happiness but since they’re ignored or we are unaware of these issues, it won’t help. While everyone gets to pursue happiness, many people never achieve it, partly because the standards of our society’s expectations are too high and unrealistic.