Comments on: Racial Wealth/Income Gap

By: The Growing Wealth Gap Between Blacks and Whites » Sociological Images

The Growing Wealth Gap Between Blacks and Whites » Sociological Images — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:17:02 +0000

[…] addition to differences in income, there is a persistent wealth gap between black and white families in the U.S. The term […]

By: The Paradox of Black History Month » Sociological Images

The Paradox of Black History Month » Sociological Images — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:17:20 +0000

[…] is a (flesh-colored) band aid, at best. If we don’t do the other stuff (e.g., challenging the web of racist institutions that preserve class and race privilege), then no amount of fried chicken […]

By: ashley and yaritza

ashley and yaritza — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:24:21 +0000

stop being so racist and start treating evrybody the same doesnt matter your race we are all equal plus isnt that what the constitution say all men are equal so start giving everybody the same and we dont give a damn if you think you is better cause your not

By: ashley

ashley — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:23:27 +0000

stop being unequal okay

By: ashley

ashley — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:22:11 +0000

stop being inequal

By: gwen

gwen — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:13:20 +0000

Yeah, that’s always true when you discuss race. I always explain to my students that I present information about racial differences in class b/c, though the categories aren’t biologically meaningful, in a society stratified by race, they are SOCIALLY meaningful, and thus worth looking at in a sociology course.

By: T B

T B — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:05:12 +0000

To get into jargon, basically I’m saying that those graphs reify race (as a set of pigeon-holes that supposedly are natural)

By: T B

T B — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:03:51 +0000

Of course, “black” and “white” are social categories without a basis in nature. Graphs like that seem to suggest otherwise, however — as though there are essentially clear-cut divisions between ‘blacks’ and ‘whites.’

Of course, there are other definitions (e.g. of “employment”) underlieing the graphs, but they don’t involve claims to the effect of being a matter of natural binaries — rather than socially constructed and contested ones that can change, that can be interpreted differently, etc.