The Socioeconomic Gap Between White And Black Americans

Differences in race have been proved not to be biological by scientists; as a result the issue of racial inequality shown in differences in economic standings and academic results between blacks and whites is not an effect of racism but is rather caused by differences in conducts. This disparity according to the writers of this article has been attributed to improper conducts and customs. In line with this frame, if black people were to conform to prevalent and seemly customs such as diligence, school attendance and also refrain from drugs and crime they would rise above their present social standing and be a part of the elite. Therefore black disadvantage is warranted and should not come as a surprise; it is “a kind of natural disaster not produced by

According to Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisors, whites are more likely to earn a better childhood education, have more access to technology, attend college, attain a stable job, and have benefits of healthcare. Jensen emphasizes the difficulties for black citizens to locate employment because of the employer’s prejudice against them. Many statistics provided by the author exhibit this disadvantage, “the typical black family had 60% as much income as a white family in 1968, but only 58% as much in 2002” (Jensen5). Additionally, it’s

In this research article written by Paul Croll, he has researched about the racial inequality between African American and whites. For the past several decades, national surveys have documented explanations for African American disadvantage but have not collected data on explanations for white advantage. Croll’s research uses national survey data to examine explanations for both sides of racial inequality and identifies which factors are believed to be most important in explaining white advantage, finding that racial attitudes are complex and are dependent upon the specific situation and context.

day slaves and poor. According to Fryer (2011), “…Discrimination accounts for about a third of the national black-white wage gap” (p. 94).

While society wants to believe that inequalities are race-blind, gender-blind and class-blind this article brought clarity to these inequalities. It shows that when the economy took a downturn the black community

The black/white racial gap dates back about fifty years to the Civil War. This gap is an ongoing problem. As stated in a previous discussion, the best way to look at this is to place a white and black student in a race. Not only does the white student have a head start but they have less obstacles to overcome. While through no fault of their own, these black students could have obstacles such as: their parents not graduating high school or college themselves which in fact contributes to a lower success rate for them, improper education where the teachers shorten the curriculum or even outside factors such as family or neighborhood interfere with the quality of education they receive or even being unable to attend school all together to take

Even after accounting for education, skill level, location and other factors that contribute to occupational inequality, there is still a missing piece of the puzzle of racial wage gap. The piece is the individuals race itself. Differences in wage solely due to the individuals race itself is discrimination and it is widely present in the modern work environment. A study conducted by Grodsky and Pager in 2001 found that just about 50 percent of the wage gap between blacks and whites is explained by differences in education and residential location. Another 20 percent is attributed to difference in occupation and position level. The remaining 30 percent of the wage gap between blacks and whites has no clear source other than being solely due

I would hope that viewers can clearly see that numerous systems work together to limit the possible opportunities for the urban community and that the actions, beliefs, and attitudes of individuals are shaped by these setting. While academia assumes often that these ideas as basic assumptions, American remains strongly inclined to the idea that individuals are largely responsible for their own economic situations. In a recent survey of American attitudes, “fully two-thirds of those interviewed (67%) say blacks in this country who can’t get ahead ‘are mostly responsibly for their own condition’ while only 18% say discrimination is mainly at fault.” Nearly three-quarters of US whites (70 percent), a large majority of Hispanics (69 percent), and even a slight majority of blacks (52 percent) believe that “blacks who can’t get ahead are mostly responsible for their own condition.”

There have been many policies implemented to bridge the gap of social inequalities for African Americans; however, African Americans are still faced with many social disadvantages in the U.S such as lack of employment, income inequality, education, and recidivism. These social disadvantages have a negative effects on African Americans achieving sustainability and social equality. These disa Lack of Employment The unemployment rate for African Americans in Atlanta (22 percent) is nearly twice the city’s overall 13 percent, more than three times higher than the rate for their white counterparts (6 percent). Income inequality

Racial discrimination is the main and ongoing problem in the social life of Americans. When we look at the gap of incomes between White and African Americans, we can see the inequality between these two groups. In general, whites have more annual earnings than their black counterparts in America. Lori Ann Campbell and Robert L. Kaufman emphasized that the wealth determinants, which are the indicators of socio-economic status, have effected more on Whites than Blacks. And even when society is organized, there is still some disparities on account of race and ethnicity. (Campbell and Kaufman, 2006). And income disparities between African and White Americans have definitely effected the peace of the social life. According to Campell and

“Black people can not be racist, prejudice yes but not racist. Racism describes a system of disadvantage based on race. Black people can not be racist, since we can not stand to benefit from such a system,” (Dear White People). In the United States’ society, the oppression of black Americans is ingrained and rooted in history (“The Oppression”). With our country of immigrants, blacks were bought here by force and were kept as slaves for one-hundred fifty years (“The Oppression”). Granting that racism is a problem for many ethnicities, racism against black Americans is considered “justified” because racist ideologies borrowed from slavery, as well as the century old apartheid system called Jim Crow, which

“Some employers used tests for hiring or promotion that screened out African American at a higher rate than white applicants, making it nearly impossible for them to be hired in any substantial numbers” (Vertreace, 2010). In many cases white supervisors or managers would make sure they interview just enough minorities so they want to appear not to be bias toward other races. They even pretend to follow company’s rules, but instead they make their own rules and dare someone to cross them. Nevertheless, there are not enough opportunities for black people to advance. If the only available jobs are low-income jobs, then the chance of living in poverty will continue for minorities.

The author’s main point is the social inequalities for black and white families. Depending on what social class the families are in determines the advantages or disadvantages for the children socially.

while the gap between whites and collective blacks does not shrink. The authors argue that in group versus out group hostilities will lessen between the whites and honorary whites, however this will only increase their in group size compared to the out group of the collective blacks and only create new tensions while strengthening old ones between these two groups. This will be because the collective blacks will feel more segregated from their lighter skinned counterparts. This type of grouping will only allot the whites more power as honorary whites’ participation within social society will rely solely on their white superiors for their approval. Maxine Leeds Craig argued in “The Colors of an Ideal Negro Beauty Queen,” that one way to

“Decisions are the frequent fabric of our daily design.” Black Americans are at greater risk of being poor because of individual effort and racial discrimination. Our decisions that we do change the outcome of our lives, but discrimination can change that.