Race Class and Gender

In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”, Mayella Ewell is the conflict of the story. To challenge herself to see if she is powerful based on class, gender, and race. Mayella is powerful due to her race; however, she would not be powerful due to her class and gender. One might think she is powerful over all; however, she does not have power in the eyes of some readers. Proceeding on to see if Mayella has power in race.

Throughout the years, the definition of beauty constantly changes. In our society today many children are told to be true to themselves, to be unique, to be who they are, etc.; But on the other hand social media and the celebrities on there are a constant reminder that there is a certain type of beautiful. The juxtaposition between being yourself and being what is “beautiful” has consistent grey areas and blurred lines making it almost impossible to keep up with what’s “beautiful”. The media, whether intentional or not, portrays this certain body image that you have to be in order to qualify as beautiful.

What is gender and how is it defined? Gender and its definition have been argued over for decades, by the religious, scientific and civilian community. Everyone has created their own definition and their opinion on how to define gender. From a nonscientific perspective, gender is defined by society, which is based on anatomy and basic aesthetics.

How did race, gender or class evolve in America in economic and social terms? Was race or class most important in shaping Colonial America and how do they interact today? Has the very idea of 'Class ' become almost synonymous with race (or ethnicity)?

I attended the panel on Friday, October 23rd. Discussion at the event centered around race, class, and identity. The introduction mentioned the tragic event in Charleston and that they decided to do the seminars that weekend in order to talk about these issues now rather than wait for something to happen like Charleston’s incident. The whole purpose of this discussion was to determine how we can start changing how race and class is identified and judged in our community.

We know that we are one biologically in terms of being able to share each other’s organs and have children with each other. So, our differences biologically are superficial, hair texture, some ailments which tend to be environmental, and skin color. Those who want to dismiss the notion of the social construction of race normally do so due to their inherent bias to attribute dysfunctional behavior in minority communities due to a racial makeup instead of addressing more systemic problems that plague these communities. Countless studies reveal that lower income people of all groups tend to follow the same negative trajectory.

Race, gender and class defines our experience. Studies have shown that, even though, these three aspects define who we are, they are interwoven. Each of these three aspects affects our decisions which could be either positive or negative. Class, race and gender as an individual is determined by our parents and If any of these changes, it would automatically change every aspect of the individual.

The one class that I did not like would have to be Race, Class, and Gender with Dr. Rodgers. When we talked about gender in class, we learned about the way that society sees men and how they have to be masculine in order to be considered men. And how women have to be quiet, venerable, and look seductive. We also talked about how the media plays a major role in the stereotypes that people are influenced by. At my internship, the students are trying to "fit in" and "play the role" that society says they have to play, and they are getting in trouble for it.

Socialization is the unequal distribution of power, wealth, income and social status between individuals and groups. This distribution is not random, it is patterned and structured. Three important axes of global inequality are gender, race and ethnicity, and class. These inequalities are on a global scale and are found in virtually all societies. It wasn't until relatively recently, however, that a caste system developed to include race and ethnicity among class and gender. Since imperialism and the conquest of the America's, a number of social changes have occurred, and, as a result, the dominant groups today are not only higher in the social order, in terms of rank, but they are considered better as well.

After reading through “Race, Ethnicity, Gender & Class” by Joseph Healy, I really became drawn and interested on the topic about visible and distinguished traits among different races and gender in regards to western traditions and theory; primarily African Americans and Europeans. According to Healy, Europeans had always been long aware of racial variation and had linked the notions of inferior and superior during their conquests. Europeans also used racist thinking as a form to rationalize unequal treatment on obvious differences in skin color and the level of importance, such as if the individual was educated and had an adequate form of language. These common insinuations at the time still play a current way of how other races are viewed

In the 1920s, after slavery was abolished, there was a migration of African Americans towards the North, especially into urban areas closer proximity to white neighborhoods. A popular destination was Harlem, New York. United States went through an era known as the Harlem Renaissance were African American voices were being heard in a new, unexplored light. “Passing” was a recurring theme that was used through most literature and film by most African Americans. “Passing” is referred to the capability of one to be considered as a member of social groups other than his/her own, such as race, gender, ethnicity, and social-class, with the intention of achieving social acceptance. Nella Larsen’s novel Passing uses the theme to describe a biracial character blending into the white race through times when legal and social traditions classified the person as Black. When Larsen wrote the novel, racial discrimination existed and so did the discrimination for those who were homosexual. Most readers overlooked the subversive message of the role of sexuality that is written throughout the novel. Larsen shows the homosexual desire both between Irene and Clare and also in Brian.

Many of the results from the interview varied not only based on race, class and gender, but also from individual to individual. No matter what race or gender you are, a friend or family member different from you can have the same opinions, or in this case, some of the same answers to general life questions. I believe that these interview questions should not just be based on the race, class, and gender, but also the individuals themselves. From these questions and answers, one can get a true sense of a human being’s personality. Through the questions that I asked, I believe that I was able to gain an understanding of who the person was based on their answers and not just their race and gender.

Every human is different. Every individual in the world differs in religion, gender, race, social class, likes, dislikes, and many more. I however, am a white, Christian female whose family settles in the middle class. Being a white middle-class female gives me many advantages as well as disadvantages, and I see the world differently then the person that might be sitting next to me because of these influences. Also, these influences determine my social stratification and where I ranked as an individual. Social class, race, and gender are three influences that help identify individuals and shape their everyday lives. These three influences shaped my childhood, romances, household structure, and the person I am today.

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”.

Many centuries prior to the nineteenth one there has been numerous indications of the severity in horrible treatment of women, men and children. As one would look into any decent history book, their would be pages on chapters of the treatment of the civilization in them. Depending on what century one was looking into determined the good or bad treatment. However some of the most documented treatment would have to be in the nineteenth century. Thus far in the semester we have discussed numerous cases of men, women and children being treated with little to no fairness within the Northern Hemisphere. Even though this showed the people that the world did not owe them anything and they should work hard