SOCIOLOGY

Assignment

Assignment

Answer # 1

Ira Katznelson book, ''Affirmative action then was white.'' discusses the understanding of American history of 20th Century. It has illustrated the era of 1930's and 19040's and their vital plan which got approved as Fair Deal and New Deal. This era was the era of highest discrimination acts.

Discussing the compromise of ethics and pragmatic politics the New Deal was seen as the strong leadership model. These achievements were only possible for the white supremacist elements of FDR's political coalition. Although African-Americans, have right to vote from Roosevelt era, but New Deal Agenda was not in their interest. Most likely, political leadership just demands a level of cognitive dissonance and self-justification that normal people cannot muster.

The theory of affirmative action's appeared as consequences of movement of civil rights in 60's era. This was to honor the “Equality concept” in America. Then the question arises on the value of meritocracy of the people.

Many people and minorities are opposed to affirmative action because they perceive it as some “social charity" program or management "flier" which creates inferiority in people. This is simply a case of observation. Veterans from the different wars have been accepting monetary and educational remunerations as an effect of the G.I. Bill, whether or not they had knowledgeable combating responsibility, where draftees or had enlisted. Hence affirmative action did not threaten the U.S. value of meritocracy.

Answer # 2

Residential Segregation

Residential segregation is defined as the separation of the groups in terms of residential areas, based on cultures, socio-economic classes. It is also defines as the segregation that divides the housing areas into various neighborhoods and contextual shapes in terms of living level and environment. It has its associations and bases with its racial discriminations. Residential segregation is highly accumulated in metropolitan cities. According to 2005 survey, 65% of the population believes in residential segregation of humanity. African Americans have the highest statistics in residential segregation whereas Hispanics and Asians segregation has been decreasing since 2005.

Causes of Residential Segregation

The residential segregation is a result of opportunity denials, provision of equal rights or institutional discrimination of individual or groups. Many factors are responsible for residential discrimination. As per the evidence, the crime rates in Blacks neighborhood are high as compared to low house standards and low quality of life.

Two major causes of residential segregations are;

Redlining and Steering

White Flights

Redlining and Steering

As a Being part of institutional discrimination, redlining can be defined as the discrimination pattern where people of the same race or class trying to buy homes near to the areas where their own race exists. With this initiative, the change in patterns of the neighborhood seemed. This has an impact of the nearby schools and market areas as well where people of this race try to incorporate their activities their. Most of the school will become racially discriminated as majority of people from that race would be there. The term RED was derived with the fact that people used to mark the territories Red where minorities ...