Social Inequality In Mexico

In the article “Alien World” by Alexander Zaitchik (2009), the author makes a logical argument about how Mexico’s impoverished economy is heavily dependent on migrant workers and how it has affected an indigenous people.   Zaitchik is a freelance journalist who is affiliated with Poverty Law, a U.S. organization that supports ethnic and racial tolerance. Zaitchik’s article attempts to convey the idea that Mexico’s economy is forcing people to take desperate measures in order to survive.   He uses his

This is mainly because the people earn much less than most lower class Americans and thus household commodities are made to be affordable. However due to this, Mexican citizens are discouraged from living independently and are commonly living close to even distant cousins, on the other hand because of this family values are held to higher standards. Unfortunately having a close family isn’t enough to counteract against the rampant levels of crime that plagues the country like drug cartels, gang warfare, and political corruption (Taylor, J. E., Mora, J., Adams, R., & Lopez-Feldman, A., 2005). So with a combination of poverty and high crime rates it’s no wonder why so many young immigrants want to follow the American dream especially when prosperity is right across the border (Rouse, R.,

An unfortunate fact of the world is that racism is everywhere. There is no country or continent that can claim to have never felt the effects of racism. Each place has a different history of racism, and currently deal with it in varying ways. Latin America is no exception. The history of racism in Latin America is quite unique, and because it is such a racially diverse continent. Just like other areas in the world, Latin American countries face problems of racial inequality and injustice. Many of these countries are taking steps forward in hopes of reaching a more equal way of live for people of all races, but it is a slow process. Race in Latin America is much different than it is in the United States, and for that reason the same steps that the United States take to ease racial tensions won't necessarily work as well in Latin America.

The first core concept that comes to mind when reading the borderlands is 1. Institutional discrimination. Institutional discrimination is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of a society. The reason I incorporate Institutional discrimination into this is because the factories that are in the borderlands did not provide insurance or benefits to workers simple because they didn’t have to. The factories are denying not only equal rights but no rights at all by not giving their workers insurance or benefits. The second core concept is 2. Class. Class is a group of people who have similar level of wealth and income. Class can be incorporated here because in mid 2007 1.2 million people worked in the maquiladoras. The daily take-home pay for entry level workers was $3. Entry level workers were in a a class of their own.

two groups: efforts and circumstances. Efforts consist of instances where people have some control over like amount of study or work completed, while circumstances include aspects of individuals that are out of their control, like gender and race. In the event that there is inequality due to differences in efforts, it is considered in connection with personal responsibility and when there is inequality based on differences in circumstances, then the difference would be recognized as inequality of opportunity. Using the follow methods towards several nations from all over the globe, the results show that the places with the highest inequality of opportunity are in Latin America, including Peru, Panama, Brazil, and Guatemala (Ferreira 8-11).

Secondly, the issue of discrimination in income inequality stereotypes and characterizes individual performance and ability based on the average habits of the group to which they belong. People have varying mental, physical, and aesthetic talents that can aid or be a hindrance to their standard of living. Additionally, an individual’s wealth is based on how many factors of production (FOP) one owns thus, the greater the FOP owned, the greater the ability to amass riches. Unequal distribution of fortune also averts the inclusive growth pattern that Latin America is experiencing. Third, income inequality goes hand in hand with unequal access to useful services such as education, health and political power. Finally, inequality in Latin America

Secondly, in order to reduce income inequality Latin American governments should be more concerned about the improvement of education system. As far as they can provide society with quality education people will have more employment/ job opportunities, thus the rise of the middle class will occur. Why it is better than current situation? Probably owing to the advantages for the middle class, which are clear improved quality of life and increased access to goods and services moreover access to credit market. In this issue, I fully agree with regional chief economist of world bank Augusto de La Torre which claims (2010) that the resources to escape poverty and the ability to better yourself despite having born into a poor family, both of these

Social status is determined by a person’s standing within any given society, based on social norms. Out of the Mexicans who chose to immigrate to the United States, most tended to be of low educational levels. This resulted in most earning lower wages that provided them with the only enough money for necessities and money to return to family members. Because socially constructed norms associate wealth with prestige and status, most Mexicans did not fit into the U.S. societies desired status. Gutiérrez explains that studies show that today, simply for being Mexican, regardless of generation, they are making anywhere from 25-86 percent less than non-Hispanic whites (Gutiérrez 2006). This ideal continues to be an issue among wages of Mexicans, and it is negatively affecting their economic status within the States, and it serves to highlight the belittlement and inferior mentality of ethnic Mexicans by U.S. born. Additionally, much like legality played a role in Mexicans labor market integration, their lack of legal status has also affected their social status within the community. Due to citizenship being a qualifying factor for membership into the community, preconceived notions of illegality following Mexicans, regardless of their status; has prevented them from accepted into society, therefore they have not been given an opportunity to determine their social position. As a

Social Mobility is the ability of an individual’s socioeconomic status to change from one ranking of social class to another. Social mobility is different around and some countries have less chances of the chances of social mobility than others due to many different economic and educational factors. Whilst analyzing Mexico and the United States of America, both countries’ socioeconomic mobility is very different. Economic factors piece an important role in producing or stopping social mobility. Expansion of the economy creates increased upward mobility. Mexico’s economic factors and other types of cultural means makes it difficult for people in Mexico to climb the social ladder higher to another class, thus explains and includes other studies

As explain on chapter 10 urban and suburban lifestyles are different in the United States as well as in other countries. Social Stratification or social class has a huge impact on cities. For example, the city of Monterrey has a homogenous population among rural communities. In contrast to the city where a drastic differences is seen betwwen the wealthy and the poor. Most of the wealthy lived in private communities and have acces to exclusive stores, malls and a lot of entertainment. The poor instead can not even afford decend housing becuase of their low salaries. Furthermore, the lower class poverty increases due to the lack of help from the government. Unlike United States, Mexico does not help families with

This graph shows the unemployment rate of Mexico between women and men in between 1991 and 2016. The ratios are not different too much between each other. However, it is clear that the unemployment rate of women is higher. Actually, this is not surprise because the looking at the LFPR graph, the LFPR of men is higher than women. Although the rate of women is higher, the unemployment rate of men exceed the women’s with little percentage in 2010. The trend goes like that just two or three years and after that, the trends of them continues same. Therefore, it means that the unemployment rate of women exceed the unemployment rate of men again. The biggest gap between women and men rate was in 1995. While the unemployment rate of women was almost 9%, the rate of men was about 6%. According to the graph, the unemployment rates both for women and men increases, the reason of it is the Great Recession. Considering the graphs above that show the income inequality of Mexico and the U.S. The graphs include gini index to understand the income

The “have nots” are the recent migrants and the working poor and make up about 75% of the population. The recent migrants are moving to México City due to rural decline. Only 15% of the land in the rural areas of México is suitable for farming, which is not enough to support their families. When moving to México City, they hope to get good education for their children and to get jobs (in no particular order of importance).But after they move, their standard of living is also lowered. They live in slums with shacks that are made of cardboard and usually have no running water and/or electricity. They also have little or no work. The working poor generally live in rundown apartment buildings or homes made out of cinder blocks and metal roofs. Their homes have electricity and/or water. They typically have 22 sq. ft. of green space per person. And they often work as maids, gardeners and drivers for the upper class

Gender inequality is the unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. It arises from differences in socially constructed gender roles. Throughout the world there are men and women who seek change in society’s gender infrastructure, they seek equality and justice for both genders. In some developing nations like the countries in the Middle East, China, and India, women are still perceived as the inferior gender; they’re forced to be obedient to the opposite sex, their basic rights are restricted and they aren’t treated fairly in most cases. However, in developing countries like Mexico, the condition of women in the country has improved drastically over time and is currently relatively ethical.

The inequality around the world is making women doubt about what the world demands them to be. Unequal pay had been a topic women have faced all their life. Men as women should have the same opportunity to express their potential differently, but that does not mean women are less advantageous than men. Our community had been in charge to make women feel less forgetting recognize all the essential effect women contribute to this society. In Gaby Galvin’s words, Study: Inclusive Environment Key to Closing STEM Gap, "We're still using science, we're just not doing it in the fields that are the most lucrative and most high status," she said. "But if you can be a doctor, you can be a computer scientist". Everyone should have the choice to follow

Throughout history, social classification has been a basis of economic and social stability. Social classification was introduced to even the predecessors of human civilization, the Mesopotamian civilization. But, due to natural flaws within the structure of the social classification system, this system concluded in becoming biased towards the upper class and unrighteous toward the lower class. Because social classification consistently had flaws which made the system more prejudiced to the lower class, throughout historical times, social classification primarily affected a society in a negative manner.