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WEEK 7 ASSIGNMENTS 4

Week 7 Assignments

Part 1: Knowledge and Power in Shaping Racial and Class Stratification in Society

The stratification of class and race is typical in most communities. Koput & Gutek (2010) explain the assumption that there are people in the society who have sufficient human capital and have a higher propensity to accomplish higher-level tasks. However, they also affirm that this form of stratification only occurs when dealing with certain aspects such as education or experience. Racial stratification is a common problem in the society due to the associated impacts. Jackson (2007) addresses the famous works of Paulo Freire in which he reveals the truth about racial oppression in the community. Race stratification involves the ranking of ethnic groups based on their perceived superiority. However, this superiority is only achieved through the oppression of the less powerful ethnic groups. Class stratification mainly arises due to the categorization of people in the society regarding their economic or political influence (Koput & Gutek, 2010). Eventually, class stratification is related to race stratification in different ways. The stratification of the class is mostly assessed based on racial superiority in the community. For instance, most rich and influential people in the society emerge from the superior racial groups. Racial and social stratification affect other sectors of the society such as education.

In a research about the Impact of Politics and Race...

Oppression creates a stigmatic environment for these students from the lower ethnic groups. It makes them feel unwanted in the society. This derails their efforts to concentrate on academic studies. Feeling powerless in a social system makes it difficult to collaborate with other people (Jackson, 2006). However, Jackson (2007) discovered that maltreated individuals are likely to be engaged in...…the other ethnic groups whose members undergo this form of oppression. This neutrality indicates that the author was not biased, but rather interested in the factors that surround the adamant racial discrimination in most communities. It is commendable that the text addresses the role of the entire community in addressing the issue of racial segregation. Evidently, oppression based on racial backgrounds can affect a community.

The text depicts the strong interest of the author in the issues addressed. The author quotes some of the popular people who first developed theories about oppression in the early twentieth century. Therefore, the author has adequate knowledge about the issues of oppression based on constant research and probably through experience. The author of the text also provided a detailed personal reflection of the issues addressed in the text. The author of the text expresses profound satisfaction in the fact that many foundations can be used to solve these problems. This implies that the author is sensitive…