Meaning, if people are unable to acquire certain jobs because of the color of their skin, then those people would potentially be unable to desegregate themselves in other facets of life as well. If most of the high paying jobs in our country continued to go to white people, then blacks would still be unable to send their children to expensive universities treat themselves in nicer hospitals, eat in nicer restaurants, etc. ... Once Title VII began to take shape, more and more minorities and women began to receive the jobs that had previously only been offered to white men. ... Jobs and promo...

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Obtaining a job is a major concern for people who are seeking to improve their lives. Because of today's financial challenges, most people feel that obtaining a higher paying position can free them of many headaches that come with everyday living. Throughout their quest in finding that higher paying position, many people will encounter difficulty in obtaining that certain job. ... An area that companies knowingly use discrimination is in their job advertisements. ... There are certain positions such as modeling jobs that do require appearance as a qualifying factor. ...

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Even though you might be the most qualified for the job you still might not obtain the position. ... The debate by most individuals is that I lost my job or pay increase because of affirmative action. ... He states that minorities say they need this to be seen as an equal in an interview for a job. ... Women cannot produce the same amount of body power for a job in which a man can. ... Jobs require strength and brains, not just brains. ...

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Affirmative action has not completely done its job. ... The African American tester in each pair received no job referrals. ... The Caucasian woman declined the job offer. ... Affirmative action has opened workplace doors for people of all colors who have been excluded from better-paying and high-status jobs in the past (Affirmative). ... Although affirmative action has helped so many people, it has not finished its job. ...

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Such as the ones to vote, have access to better jobs, have more political influence and be recognized for their abilities. ... But most approaches have been stalled and many Americans believe that women and minorities still face obstacles in society like pay discrepancies, racism, and a disproportionate share of violence an poverty. ... Affirmative also insures that those who meet the requirements for certain jobs or promotions do not loose out on opportunities to improve their lives simply because of their race or gender. ...

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Veterans returning from war found it hard to find jobs as factories cut back or shut down. ... The majority of immigrants worked in industrial jobs. ... If an immigrant gains employment, he does so only by displacing an American who previously held that job. ... Before several Womens Rights movements women were not allowed to vote, had to submit to laws that they had no voice in forming, married women were legally dead in the eyes of the law, married women had no property rights, husbands had legal power over and responsibility for their wives to the extent that they could imprison or beat ...

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No employer will pay his or her employee to become millionaires. The rich pay the poor people less money than they deserve so that they can make themselves more affluent. ... The changes in the level of demand have led to increasing threats of displacement of jobs and reduction in the level of wages for the unskilled employees. ... Research shows that even before the changes in employment demand resulting from globalization, the minority was always considered last for jobs positions. ...

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During the Great Depression, colored people found it much harder to find work because of their skin color, and many reverted to being field hands and doing many jobs that used to be considered slave labor in the 1770s to the 1830s. Colored families faced an unemployment rate that was much higher than whites, which caused many to be forced into poverty stricken homes and to settle in small towns where there were less whites and hopefully more jobs. The colored families were met with passive aggressive racism in these towns, but were often given jobs, and the towns like Maycomb from To Kill a Mo...

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Trump has made about Mexicans, make others believe in all the negative situations Mexicans have been involved such as coming to the country illegally, possibly committed serious crimes etc. and not the positive things they have accomplished in the country, such as adapting to a new culture, helping the country's economy by creating jobs or accepting low income jobs that U.S. Citizens wouldn't do for the pay others accept. ...

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Job and housing discrimination also prevented blacks from accumulating wealth. ... This must mean that occupations are surely segregated on race, more white people have higher paying white jobs than black people do. ...

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The effects of the "glass ceiling" prevent woman from getting higher ranking jobs. Therefore when men receive higher ranking jobs, they are retaining the advantages from the glass ceiling without necessarily realizing it. This trend has affected me personally as I had received a job at an attorney's office over the summer. ... Throughout the readings of Homophobia "How we all pay the price", I am beginning to realize the profound effects that it has on heterosexuals as well. ... For example, without the presence of sexism I wouldn't have had a job over the summer. ...

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Throughout World War II, seeds were being planted for the Civil Rights Movement. "Jim Crow" laws dominated the United States, and they dominated the battlefields of the war as well. As the war raged on and the battle against Nazi Germany was won, discrimination against non-white people became mor...

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Affirmative action is a major issue because it grants access to institutions and jobs based on innate characteristics such as skin color or gender, and not by just merit. ... Similarly, a study done in 1988 found that workplace discrimination was the "number one barrier" for women in achieving future promotions .Even in today's supposedly "more equal" workplace, men in higher-paying jobs are promoted at a rate almost 40% greater than their female counterparts. The types of jobs women have are also limited by their gender: only 3% of firefighters are women, 8% of police...

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A way to deal with this is to have members of staff of ethnic minorities which will hopefully improve the attention given to racism and reduce the frequency of individual racist discrimination, as teachers will be of ethnic minorities too, therefore will empathize with pupils of different ethnicities and they will pay attention to racism and report it or do something about it. ... Many foreigners are seen to live in working class conditions and have unskilled or semi-skilled jobs which have lower pay and this would mean that they wouldn't have the ability to provide all the necessities f...

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These unaffordable rates often left workers with much debt so whenever they received their pay from their labor after paying off their dues they were left with virtually nothing, and in a state of poverty. ... Sharecroppers had no choice, but to take these jobs that forced them into debt and had a negative effect on their lives. ...

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The whole concept of whiteness is racism, whiteness is constantly shifting boundary separating those who are entitled to certain privileges form those whose exploitation and vulnerability to violence is justified. The term whiteness focuses mainly towards the white male, leaning towards virtues and...

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According to Professor Bill Quigley, "A study by Professor Devah Pager of the University of Wisconsin found that 17% of white job applicants with criminal records received call backs from employers while only 5% of black job applicants with criminal records received call backs" (Quigley 2010). ... Furthermore, every tax-paying citizen is affected considering the high costs that are funded by tax payer dollars. ...

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But there are still thousands of examples of situations where people of color, white women, and working class women and men of all races who were previously excluded from jobs or educational opportunities, or were denied opportunities once admitted, have gained access through affirmative action. ... In its modern form, affirmative action can call for an admission officer faced with two similarly qualified applicants to choose the minority over the white, or for a manager to recruit and hire a qualified woman for a job instead of a man. ... Overall, minorities and women are in vastly lower payi...

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The Declaration of Independence states, "All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights". But how much of this is true? Since the very beginning of the legal system in the United States, there has been inequality. Appearance has held such precedence for Americans. Now, with the threat of terrorists, many use racial stereotypes to determine who is accountable for our unsafe environment. ...

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You could try saving money, but there are no jobs for Arabs that pay well enough to do anything but pay the bills, if that. Even a house is hardly a guarantee of security, since you could spent 15 years scratching out a living to pay for one, only to see the Israeli army casually destroy it and kick your family out into the street with no compensation. ...

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After WWI ended there was a climax of the southern emigration of blacks and the return of white veterans looking for jobs and places to live creating racial friction (Williams 78). ... Initially people gathered to pay tribute to the teenager, but chaos quickly engulfed the city as angry groups began looting businesses, setting fires, and using Molotov cocktails to express their anger and outrage. ...

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Most white protagonists, however, are working in white-collar jobs. Out of these economic problems that play a big part in the novel, Carl Lee can only pay Jake $900 to take his case, and is unable to get a new mortgage on his land in order to pay for the remainder of the agreed fee. ...

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