Lesson 9 - Race And Ethnicity

My sister is wearing a backpack which can be related to the invisible knapsack. Because she is white she will not be found suspicious just for being in a certain location and most likely not be harassed by the police, nor racially profiled.

 This photo is from my sisters science fair. The single largest ethnic group in the world is the Chinese. As China becomes more modernized, there is a major shift from lower class to middle class. This is creating a strain on resources such as food, housing, and raw materials.

 The game of basketball has evolved greatly over time in terms of racism.  Our society made it difficult for African Americans to be considered equals and therefore were discriminated against.

Racism is socially constructed. If our parents, society or our institutions were wiped of all racism, our children would not know anything of it.  We are not born with a certain race in our DNA so there is no reason to pass it on to future generations.

Race changes over time. My family is Italian and they were not considered white in the past. As time changes so do peoples views on others and eventually they were considered white.  Race is not biological so it is subject to change. All races that came to America were not considered white in the beginning but time allows people to become more comfortable with things that are different than what they are used to. 

Lesson 8 - Social Class and Inequality

These next two photos illustrate the differences in social classes. The first boat is on the lower end of the socio-economic scale. This is a working boat.






The boat below represents the high end of the social class. These boats are not used for work but, primarily used for leisure.

 This is an example of the working lower-middle class or the blue collar class. They were responsible for building the infrastructure of many major cities across the world.

 This meal is representative of the food the upper class would feast upon. Typically this is served to them by staff members of the working class.

This is a shot of people shopping in a Target store. The demographics for these consumers are middle to upper class, mostly female homemakers.