The Important Issues in the World Today: Race, Class, Gender, and Power

The United States elected an African-American president in 2009. This election has been touted as the biggest leap for African-Americans and their place in society. There are others in the United States who dislikes President Obama solely for his skin color. The election did not solve the cultural diversity issues in the United States. The election did, however, open the door much wider to some of its citizens by making it socially acceptable to have an African American in a leadership role.

Race, gender, and social class has several implications in the United States and how it shapes policy and perceptions of those who live in poverty. Current welfare systems are not perfect, and capitalistic policies do not work as intended to solve income inequalities. Given this, we will discuss social inequalities and capitalism, the welfare system, and propose two policies that solves welfare, and social and income inequalities.

When registering for classes for the Spring semester I looked at the required courses that I had to take based on my major. I then came across one of them which was Social Issues. The title intrigued me, so I decided to fit it into my schedule. I felt that the course would be interesting and be an enjoyable class to take. I had an idea of what the course would be about, but when I walked into the first class I was surprised how much the course would actually be covering in terms of race, class, and gender.

There are roles played both in race and gender played within the presidential election. The Republican party has not done well in the African American community compared the Democratic Party specifically for the Obama Presidential Candidacy. The volume number of voters, mainly colored, came to support in 2012 showing African Americans supported Republicans at 11%, and now it has shifted to Democrats at 80% after the "New Deal". African Americans did not vote for people who had the same identity as them. There was no popularity within the Latino race whatsoever. It is not about race or gender, but now as of 2016 is is. Everyone's vote should be counted the same, because we as humans are created

Does being born connected to a certain race, class and culture define you as a person and the way you should or shouldn’t live your life. Does being in a certain class make you have class? In the paper I plan to give examples of how race, class and culture affected the African American culture.

1. Describe the difference between race and ethnicity. What roles do race and social class continue to play in the United States?

By electing Obama, the people decided that people other white can hold high power jobs. The election also correlates to an increase in diversity of voters and a step in the right direction when it comes to bringing more diversity to politics. His election also demonstrates the melting pot that is the United States.

There are any issues that the nation, the world, is facing today. Is it okay to travel to Africa? Is the water safe to drink? Many questions. Something that has been a question, a problem, an issue, for many years has recently become the main focus of topic; race and privilege. Those are topics that is discussed by many and somewhat dreaded by others. How can all people work collectively to address issues of race and privilege? That is a question that I will address and hopefully offer a solution to the issues in the form of a moral claim. Political philosophers or philosophies to support the claim will be incorporated. Criticisms of the claim will be anticipated and a response will be given. A Jesuit value will be presented and how the value informs and supports my claim will be discussed.

These factors contributed to how Barack Obama, our first African American president was elected to be the Forty Fourth of this great nation. He then followed up on winning the electoral campaign for a second term. Obama achieved that by understanding all those key factors to winning over the peoples vote allowing the Democratic Party to take office. During his time in office Obama focused his attention on equality in Americas systems in the broadest definition. Views on equality vary from each president to the next, but Obama strived for equality in a broader sense then the rest. President Obama focused on equality for homosexuals in the military with the “Don’t ask Don’t tell “law passed as well as other monumental laws regarding freedom of choice. Following that, President Obama wanted equality in the working forces for fair pay for those overworked and underpaid. As well as going as far as immigration policies, a subject he was passionate about, wanting to open America’s arms to immigrants and allow them to work and live here in the United

The election of President Obama marks the most noteworthy political accomplishment for African Americans in the United States during the post-civil rights revolution, thus bringing about a change in the country’s social and political landscape that was steeped in racial discrimination since the founding of this great nation. Because social and political conditions are subject to constant change, President Obama’s

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.

How you do in school, your social ability, and your awareness of others are all guided by how you identify. Identification in one’s gender, race, religion, social class, and ethnicity are all driving forces behind your future self. Identity is a crucial part of who you are, and in recent studies and experimentation researchers have been trying to identify new, untested factors that influence behavior in people. Although, in the past there hasn’t been a strong focus on the positive and negative effects of race and ethnicity, the conversation is now shifting to align itself with the current times. With America becoming increasingly more ethnically and racially diverse, we must take the time to see how certain factors, specifically race and ethnicity, impact a person’s development and behavior.

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”.

The 21-st century is characterized by the continuous economic downfall. The relationship between race, class and gender should be evaluated to identify the life chances of people to improve their relative position in our socially stratified world. The increased rates of unemployment, homelessness and poverty show that our society requires implementing a transformative approach to reduce social stratification. The term social stratification is applied to identify and asses different forms of inequality that exist in the US society. Patricia H Collins suggests, “while a piece of the oppressor may be planted deep within each of us, we each have the choice of accepting that piece or challenging it as part of the 'true focus of revolutionary change'” (p. 680). Inequality has become a universal feature of our society; therefore, it exists everywhere and concerns race, class, and gender as the key categories of society.

Throughout our semester together, our Social Issues class has discussed many different aspects of race, class and gender. We have had many opportunities to discuss and share our opinions on different topics and problems we face today. During this course, my outlook on life and other people has changed significantly. The use of projects and papers has further enlightened me to understand the perspective of others. The readings that we have been given each week have proven themselves very beneficial and have assisted greatly in furthering my awareness towards different races, classes and genders.