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"America’s unique racial and ethnic reality was shaped by a history that included the enslavement of Africans, the conquest of Indians and Mexican, The exploitation of Asians and other nonwhite labor, and past continuing racial/ethnic discrimination"(Allen, W., & Chung, A. 2000)

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"However, while we recognize the interconnections between race/ethnicity and other stratification systems, we also recognize the unique significance, status, and power of race/ethnicity identity as “anchor” or “master” factors in the U.S. system of racialized social inequality"(Allen, W., & Chung, A. 2000)

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This theory also relates best to the chosen topic due to the fact we learn our behaviors often times based off of others.

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Conflict Theory relates the best to the chosen topic because it reinforces inequalities.

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This view relates to the topic choice because due to the foundation of the United states and beginning core values related to today's inequality issues.

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I am having trouble finding stats from 30+ years ago. The link provided in the assignment I could not get to work.

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According to one statistic within the text on figure "Table 3.2" it shows a clear sign of racial and ethnic inequality when looking at Family income, College Education, poverty level and infant mortality rates. As the text states "US racial and ethnic groups differ dramatically in their life chances"(Social Problems, 2015,p.123)

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-"Race and ethnicity have torn at the fabric of American society ever since the time of Christopher Columbus when an est 1 million Native Americans populated the eventual United States"(Social Problems, 2015, p.90).

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-"African Americans also have a history of maltreatment that began during the colonial period, when Africans were forcibly transported from their homelands to be sold as slaves in the Americas"(Social Problems, 2015, p.90).

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Social problems: continuity and change. (2015). Retrieved from http://gmc.mrooms3.net/pluginfile.php/4850289/mod_resource/content/1/Social-Problems-Continuity-and-Change.pdf

Allen, W., & Chung, A. (2000). "Your Blues Ain't Like My Blues": Race, Ethnicity, and Social Inequality in America. Contemporary Sociology, 29(6), 796-805. Retrieved July 6, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/2654087

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Racial and Ethnic Inequality

The chosen topic is because of the magnitude of this issue facing our country in today's society.
- "Race refers to a category of people who share certain inherited physical characteristics, such as skin color, facial features, and stature" (Social Problems, 2015, p. 93).
-"Ethnicity refers to the shared social, cultural, and historical experiences, stemming from common national or regional backgrounds"(Social Problems, 2015, p.97).