Race, Class, Gender And Class Relations At A Real Estate Agency

Burns, C., & Kerby, S. (2012, July 12). The top 10 economic facts of diversity in the workplace. Center for American Progress,

With inequality based on class status disregarded, racial discrimination seems to the root cause of workplace inequality. Subtle Yet Significant: The Existence and Impact of Everyday Racial Discrimination contains information that suggests that racism has not lessened, it has only been disguised. Blatant discrimination, like racial slurs and exclusion, has taken background to smaller, less obvious discrimination (Deitch, Barsky, Butz, Chan, Brief & Bradley, 2003).

Racial discrimination is the main and ongoing problem in the social life of Americans. When we look at the gap of incomes between White and African Americans, we can see the inequality between these two groups. In general, whites have more annual earnings than their black counterparts in America. Lori Ann Campbell and Robert L. Kaufman emphasized that the wealth determinants, which are the indicators of socio-economic status, have effected more on Whites than Blacks. And even when society is organized, there is still some disparities on account of race and ethnicity. (Campbell and Kaufman, 2006). And income disparities between African and White Americans have definitely effected the peace of the social life. According to Campell and

This proposal will explore two significant issues Black women face in the work place. The first issue involves African American women being less likely to be considered for promotions, in comparison to Caucasian women. The second issue involves African American women receiving less pay than Caucasian women. The theoretical perspective that best understand why these issues exist is the social conflict theory. This theory explains that groups, such as social classes, gender, or race, compete for limited resources, as

Diversity in the workplace is not a new idea or concept. From the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s the majority of people living in the United States were immigrants from other countries including Italy, Russia, and Ireland. Each of the members from these countries spoke different languages, came from different cultures, and had different customs and work ethics. Acceptance to them was fought for in the workplace in industries such as coal, steel, automobile manufacturing, and other labor forces. This type of struggle still continues today in the workplace from cultural differences, and language differences to racial and gender differences. This paper will examine the obstacles managers face when overcoming generational differences

In Figures 4 and 5, we are able to portray the percentage of each industry made up by several races. The industries that were taken into account were profession, personal, business, manufacturing, and finance aspects of the work force. We also took into account the time period for this study, distinguishing the differences in 1975 and 2015. When compared to one another there is distinct difference into the shift of

Fewer Black men have such positions, but when they do get them they acquire higher-paying, higher-status positions. In contrast, greater numbers of Black women than men work in professional and managerial positions, but in lower-paying, lower-status occupations. (P. 60-61) Again, such differential treatment denotes the intersection of racism and sexism that is felt by Black women. All in all, Collins’ critiques of the status attainment model are nearly identical to her critiques of the class conflict model.

Diversity in the workplace is a subject that has gained increased attention in the workplace over the past few years. After all, the impact of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity programs on the nation's work force is undeniable. Women and minorities were the first to dramatically alter the face of the economic mainstream, while gays, persons with disabilities and senior citizens followed not far behind. The result is a diverse American labor force representing a microcosm of our society - yet one that continues to struggle with its identity. Diversity as a social condition is not new to America. We were founded as a nation of Diversity. “America has always been a merger of cultures and, as such, has undergone periods of

Most people are unaware of the social construction of reality. This is the process through which truth and knowledge are “discovered, made known, reaffirmed, and altered by the members of a society (Newman 29).” One main component of any society is the way individuals are organized and how these organizations cause them to interact with each other. This classification, or social stratification, is based on class, race, and gender. Although they are contrasting concepts, class, race, and gender are interconnected systems of power and inequality. It is not the categories themselves that cause resources and opportunities to be distributed differently, but rather the meanings people attach to them. Social order is a product of human activity.

Gender, ethnicity, and race inequalities and the issues surrounding them in the workplace have been on the forefront of society’s mind for decades. The problem of inequality in the workplace has become one of the most important and vital issues in our society today. In order to understand fully the reasons for these inequalities, one must try to understand the factors that cause gender, ethnicity, and racial issues within the workplace, yet in this case, we will tend to focus mostly towards gender inequality in the workplace. One typically thinks locally

Fundamentally, gender, racism and class are three controversial social issues that have for a long period triggered heated debate in the American society. In essence, this issues concern the daily lives of American citizen and immigrants disregarding their class, social status, educational level or the position they hold in the society. Therefore, it is imperative that these issues are analyzed comprehensively in order to take an informed stand about the impact they have to the society. This paper, seeks to critically examine how gender, racism and class are addressed in the two movies “Bread and Roses “and ”Hammering it”.

Along with the other factors, the one factor that has a historic legacy is the factor of racial segregation. Wilson illustrates how race can affect whether a person is hired or not, and the fact that most inner city residents are African American makes it harder for them to become employed. Wilson asked an employer of a car transport company if race

It becomes clear that race, class and gender have a strong impact on inequality in the US today. John Acker assumes that one of the areas affected by the mutual reproduction of class, gender, and racial relations of inequality is employment. Due to identification of barriers to creating equality in work organizations, it is possible to determine how the so-called “inequality regimes” can be eliminated. According to researcher, “inequality regimes are the interlocked practices and processes that result in continuing inequalities in all work organizations” (Acker,

There are two major cultural divisions, Hispanic and Caucasian, to further complicate the work environment the ratio of Male to female workers is 20 to 1. No effort from either group of being sensitive to the others existence is apparent. (DuBrin, 2004, p. 67). Management’s main concern is for “ethnic diversity” to the point of not having issues with the equal employment opportunity act.

Are the requirements for success in an occupation the same for people of color as for whites? For women as for men? (Leong 1995). Research has demonstrated real differences in the abilities of different gender, racial, and socioeconomic groups, but what factors brought about these differences? According to Helms and Piper (in "Special Issue" 1994), there is "no valid reason for explaining or anticipating consistent between-group differences on the basis of race per se" (p. 125); such diferences may result from shared cultural socialization experiences. Likewise, "differences in abilities, achievements, personality, interests, and values between men and women do exist, [but] they are often rather small" (ibid., p. 54).