Analysis Of 'White Working Class'

“If these things are true, this is not such a free country; one’s life is not what one makes it; many doors open for certain people through no virtues of their own” (McIntosh, 15). This quote is from the article White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. It refers to a list McIntosh compiled, of twenty-six examples of white privilege. McIntosh used the metaphor of an invisible knapsack to represent white privilege, unearned assets that one is able to easily able to cash in. These advantages are so prevalent, yet they are considered the society norm and we are taught not to recognize the.

According to The Social Construction of Race, A. There is typically little to no variation within a given race B. There is typically greater variation within a racial population than there is between racial populations* C. Race does not play a role in an individual’s life D. Race is entirely a function of skin color Citation: Lopez, Ian F. Haney. 1994. “The Social Construction of Race.” Page 53. According to Combahee River Collective’s A Black Feminist Statement, A. Black women have just recently become opposed to white male rule B. Race, class, and sex are three unrelated entities C.

The idea that race is a social construction can explain a lot. When sociologists say this, they are referring to the idea that we see race, just as that, how we see it, rather than for what it actually is. What I have realized upon my own analysis of race as a social construction is that when we are speaking of a race that is not our own, we are more likely to generalize. “Whites” see all varieties of ‘black people’ as ‘black’, and ‘blacks’ see all varieties of ‘white people’ as ‘white’, when in reality, there are a multiplicity of varieties. I’ve had ‘non-white’ people ask me if I was a particular nationality, and when I say no and correct them, they reply with, ‘oh that’s the same thing,’ when it clearly is not.

White Privilege is a right or an advantage give to white people that do not apply to people of other races. An example of White Privilege is never having to worry about being interrogated by the police or authorities due to the solemn fact of your skin color. Christian Hegemony is the dominance of particular Christian ideas, beliefs, and traditions in a society where there are both Christians and Non-Christians present. An example of Christian Hegemony is when society only celebrates the most popular Christian traditions, such as Christmas, and keeps other religious holidays such as Kwanza and Hanukkah more discrete and less well known.

The video introduces the idea of “in between people. These in between people were of European Decent and could be transformed into Americans by Americanizing them into the White American. They would be apart of a term known as the “melting pot”. A melting of all European Descent to mold them into Americans. Italians, Germans and other European could be apart of the American way of life by being taught the language and customs.

There were a number of Inequalities that were faced through the 1930’s-60’s. These inequalities can come in many forms, the three main types inequalities that were, and are still faced today are; Racial Inequalities, Gender Inequalities, and Class Inequalities. Through the 1930’s-60’s it was shown that just because you were woman you couldn 't do things that men did; like go to work, or play sports. Having a different last name was also a problem, that just because you had a specific last name you would either be questionably wealthy, poor, or just barely making it. One of the biggest problems in the 1930’s was racial Inequalities, just because you were african american you would be treated lower than whites, whites would be favored by the judes when in trial, african americans would have to stand in different lines than whites, and they would just all around be treated lower than other people just because of the color of their skin.

Perhaps one way of defining and understanding the concept of white male privilege is to imagine that a white male walks through life with an invisible duffle bag full of unearned rights and privileges that a white male alone enjoys. These privileges are said to exist as these white males have something of value that is denied to others simply because of the groups they belong to, versus anything, in particular, they have either failed to do or have actually done. Because other groups do not walk through life with this invisible duffle bag full of unearned rights and privileges, Affirmative Action policies were initiated to provide those without an invisible duffle bag, a visible one; thus, allowing all to walk through life equally. In regards

One very important thing that this article covered is that race is a social construct, but it being a social construct does not make it any less real. I really liked the line “It’s real in the same way that Wednesday is real.” Oftentimes people will hear race called a social construct, and interpret it as saying that race is not real and therefore does not matter. But race is very real. It is just important to recognize the ways in which it is real and the ways it is not.

Racial issues and injustices in the United States are examined in both of Oden’s anthologies, “California Politics” and “Rivers of Struggle and Resistance.” The introduction in “California Politics” mainly discusses current political issues and how they have influenced the underrepresented ethnic minorities in California. On the other hand, “Rivers of Struggle and Resistance” focuses on the history of discrimination and oppression that haunt the African American society for several decades. Although both anthologies explores and examine similar themes, the introduction in “Rivers of Struggle and Resistance” related more to Michael Goldfield’s “The Color of Politics” excerpt.

Race in America today are mixed up between all different types of people. Most people that come to America from different countries are mostly a different race rather than white. Well in today 's world it With social media and other uses of the internet, people have begun to voice their frustrations with the social injustice in America. Over the past year they 're have been a numerous amount of times where people being detained by cops are shot not because of excessive force of not complying with officers but because they where black people with black skin. America is place where we are supposed to have freedom and rights to do things if we want to or not.