Race and gender are social constructs with significant influences from social systems, beliefs, and experiences. Social institutions, laws, and cultural practices back these constructions. Both terms play an important role in the global economy and divisions of capitalism. Gendered capitalism identifies various social and financial impacts of gender through opportunities and equality. Racial capitalism determines social and economic values based on an individual’s race. There are inequalities within both of these categories and many others, which shape a perception of a social group or individual. These ideas of racial and gender analysis can be explored further in “Gender, Race, and Nationality in the Making of Mexican Migrant Labor in the
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Some of the areas affected are jobs, life styles, and income levels. In David Karjanen’s article about minorities in the labor force and more specifically Mexican migrants, different discriminations in the US workforce are identified. In the hierarchy of skills, Mexicans are seen as hard workers with African Americans below them. Male and female Mexican workers are considered different levels of hardworking towards manual labor based on the family situation (Karjanen 2008, 55). Most of the workers face hostile social environments including, lack of respect, poor working conditions, and lack of recognition. There are some “economic costs of women as employees” (Karjanen 2008, 56). Having children and “women’s problems” make some of the women less desirable to employers (Karjanen 2008, 57). Analyzing situations requires an understanding of how individuals all over the world define race and gender and the personal connections they …show more content…
The townspeople were “poisoned” by their local water supply when local officials decided to switch the water sources (Pulido 2016, 5). This connects to racial analysis because the population was mostly African American and poor. Most of the white population and capital isolated this small town in Michigan (Pulido 2016, 5). There were high levels of lead in the water and the officials forged the papers to ensure individuals the new program was a success. The complaints and concerned feedback the town received was all turned away and “residents were repeatedly told the water was fine, despite the fact that it was at times cloudy, foul tasting, and smelly” (Pulido 2016, 6). This Black community was seen as disposable and disregarded (Pulido 2016, 6). . Many human lives were neglected based on race and income because those individuals couldn’t afford to relocate for fresh water. This is another case where Intersectionality would shine some light on the privileges and opportunities that were taken from the people of Flint,
Some of the areas affected are jobs, life styles, and income levels. In David Karjanen’s article about minorities in the labor force and more specifically Mexican migrants, different discriminations in the US workforce are identified. In the hierarchy of skills, Mexicans are seen as hard workers with African Americans below them. Male and female Mexican workers are considered different levels of hardworking towards manual labor based on the family situation (Karjanen 2008, 55). Most of the workers face hostile social environments including, lack of respect, poor working conditions, and lack of recognition. There are some “economic costs of women as employees” (Karjanen 2008, 56). Having children and “women’s problems” make some of the women less desirable to employers (Karjanen 2008, 57). Analyzing situations requires an understanding of how individuals all over the world define race and gender and the personal connections they …show more content…
The townspeople were “poisoned” by their local water supply when local officials decided to switch the water sources (Pulido 2016, 5). This connects to racial analysis because the population was mostly African American and poor. Most of the white population and capital isolated this small town in Michigan (Pulido 2016, 5). There were high levels of lead in the water and the officials forged the papers to ensure individuals the new program was a success. The complaints and concerned feedback the town received was all turned away and “residents were repeatedly told the water was fine, despite the fact that it was at times cloudy, foul tasting, and smelly” (Pulido 2016, 6). This Black community was seen as disposable and disregarded (Pulido 2016, 6). . Many human lives were neglected based on race and income because those individuals couldn’t afford to relocate for fresh water. This is another case where Intersectionality would shine some light on the privileges and opportunities that were taken from the people of Flint,