Hate Crimes In The Heartland Analysis

Social problems are described as a social condition that disrupts or damages a society. Racism is a social problem that has been about for centuries in America. It wasn’t until the late 20th century that racism and discrimination no longer became an acceptable way of thinking publicly. There is documentary on Netflix titled “Hate Crimes in the Heartland” this documentary shows just how prevalent racism is in the 21st century as it was in the 20th century. The documentary covered two hate crimes that took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma almost 90 years apart from one another. The documentary stated that racism is still very much prevalent today, but that it has become something that isn’t always spoken about, and events such as the race riot of May 31, 1921 have been swept under the rug. I believe that unlike other social problems that can be explained by the functionalist theory, and social interactionism, conflict theory best helps us understand racism. Conflict theory is a sociological theory that was Karl Marx theorized and published in 1848. Conflict theory states that the reason

With social classes removed the resources would be more equally divided, thus eliminated the competition among social groups. The documentary stated that in order to reduce hate crimes related to racism, society must admit that there is a problem, in order to fix the problem. To often it seems that no one wants to speak of the racist acts occurring in America, so they continue to occur. If the issue is addressed, then it will allow others to recognize it and begin to solve the problem. Racism wont be solved over night it’s a social problem that will continue to take time to fix, we just have to be consistent with addressing the problem, only then will it allow victims of racism to heal. In my eyes the problem is the racial divide that has continued to persists in todays