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- Hello and welcome to my Unit 2 Project, Jeffrey!
- The many consequences that come along with social grouping,
- The development of different Social Groups,
- And lastly, the affects of the social construction of medicine.
- This time around, we'll explore; the American Dream and how it affects society,
- Excellent question, Bob! Throughout this unit, we discussed stratification and how it impacts several elements of our life.
- That being said, by diving deep into the topics and questions I've posed we'll be able to indulge further into what stratification is and demonstrate our understanding
- Uh, no offense Jayla. I don't mean to interrupt your presentation, but what does this have to do with Unit 2?
- Awesome! First, let's talk about the American Dream.
- Oh okay, let's get this show on the road then!
- The American Dream is the notion that all Americans have equal opportunity and can achieve higher economic standing just by working hard.
- One popular example of the American Dream is the white picket fenced house and family of four.
- Chapter 5
- Unfortunately, many other immigrants face the same situation. As a result of this ideal, many people come here in search of a better life and equal opportunity. And, while their situation is better than that of their home country, it is far from equal. Immigrants are typically forced to work five times as hard as the average American while being paid ten times less.
- This is frequently a problematic belief because it is simply false.
- In fact, this ideology has had a direct impact on our society in a variety of ways.
- One prominent example is immigration. As the first generation born in America, I've been exposed to the harsh realities of this country. However, my parents and grandparents were subjected to unrealistic realities.
- Chapter 6
- Following that, we'll talk about social groups and how they remain prominent.
- A social group is a group of people who share common interests or a common identity.
- According to Chapter 6, these groups are frequently classified as either dominant or minority. However, one might wonder how these social groups remain definitivelyacknowledged.
- For example, when looking at these two generic social groups, male and female, it is reasonable to agree that women are typically portrayed in the media as unintelligent stay-at-home moms, whereas men are portrayed as sophisticated breadwinners.
- Typically, an emphasis on various social groups and their differences becomes highlighted due to reinforced portrayals in the media.
- However, according to EducationData.org, Men are more likely to drop out with only a 59% graduation rate. Whereas women, have a 65% graduation rate.
- It is also worth noting that media representation of the dominant group is frequently broad but stereotypical for minority groups.
- Let us now discuss the consequences of this social grouping (stratification).
- Prejudice, discrimination, microaggression, and inequality are all common consequences of social grouping. Many people question the validity of these issues. They do, however, have a significant impact on various communities of people, and it is essential that we recognize them.
- Taking a closer look at one of the consequences. Let us discuss inequalities in the criminal justice system. When comparing lower and higher economic social groups, it is reasonable to conclude that poor economic groups are more likely to be arrested, convicted, and incarcerated.
- In addition, it is no surprise that these lower socioeconomic groups typically include people of color.
- According to PrisionPolicy.org, despite the fact that the general population of black Americans is only 13%, 38% are in jail or prison, and for every 100,000 people, 2,306 are imprisoned, whereas only 450 are for white people.
- It doesn't just stop there unfortunately. In fact in unit 8 we learned about the social construction of medicine.
- Stratification sucks!
- Your social and economic group can also affect the type of health care you get, if any at all.
- In the united states, according to PGPF.org, we have one of the highest costs of healthcare in the world. In 2020 alone, health care costs reached $4.1 trillion, averaging to over 12,500/person.
- Some may argue to just simply get health insurance, but it isn't that simple. For the very small higher economic class that $12,500 may be a new purse, but for most of America, that's having to sell your car, miss your rent payment, or grocery money.
- This gross reality means many people, like our character above are faced with the hard decision to either find a way to cover your health costs or go without treatment
- It definitely is. With that being said, it is important to be grateful for all that we do have and moving forward do everything we can as a society to help change these statistics.
- This concludes my Unit 2 Project, I hope you enjoyed this comic strip medium as we discussed some pretty disheartening subjects.
- This is a really hard reality to face. I wish I could do more to help.
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