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Examples Of The Inequitable System

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Hegemony is the inequitable system in which one side has more power over the other, and people choose to ignore this inequitable system because they want it. In history and today’s society, civilians knowingly discriminate against and assert dominance over communities who are different than themselves through the use of physical or mental separation. The prejudiced believe that their way is the right way or what they are is better. This discrimination can be found through many examples in different situations. In our society, people still face discrimination because of their social class by the action of mental or physical abuse. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain during the 18th century. At the time the working class was separated …show more content…

The lower class was deemed “untouchable” and anyone who came into contact with them would have their ranks lowered. They lower class people were treated terribly by their employers who used them for cheap labor. These people could barely live because of the physical abuse by their employers. In various instances these poor people died from working too much or lack of self care caused by working too many hours.This created a wide inequitable system in which the wealthy did not care about. The wealthy saw it as an advantage to continuing to increase their wealth. Another example in which people higher up in a system abuse those in a lower position comes from a story Rolling in the R’s. In the story, the teacher writes “Ms. Takara and I also noticed that Mai-Lan constantly talks to Katherine Cruz while instructions are being given. Katherine Cruz only speaks Pidgin...Their use of pidgin endangers …show more content…

During the colonial times of Bangladesh, Indian students were turned away from schools built in their territory because they were brown, lower class, or had a different religious stances. The injustice created here is that the English were allowed better education and were educated rather than the natives of the land. The English had more power and knew that they were dominant over the Indians but throughout the colonial period they continued to increase the problem. Many Indians went uneducated and some were forcefully kicked out of schools. The British somewhat realize the system that was created but they choose not to do anything because they were the ones ruling over the land at that time. Another example of educational discrimination is during 6th and 7th grade I was in a girl scout troop located in Redondo Beach. My friends from my old school were in the same troop and when they heard that I was going to a private school they treated me differently and separated me from the rest of the troop. The bullying never stopped so I quit the troop and since then never talked to the girls in the troop again. The mental abuse is what they used to tell me that they are more powerful creating a hegemonic

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