Sociology Theory Essay 2022

Running head: SOCIOLOGY THEORY ESSAY
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SOCIOLOGY THEORY ESSAY 2
Sociological Theories
A contemporary issue that is associated with racism is socio economic inequality. (yancy &
sheth, 2015) Socio economic inequality is the difference between groups of people mainly
in their financial situation. Racism is the discrimination, prejudice against someone of a
different race in the belief that one’s own race is superior. Racism has been in the United
States of America for as long as before the reconstruction era it extends to after the
reconstruction era. Racism has contributed to socio economic inequality in the United
States of America. There are a few theories of racism that support the above thesis as
explained below.
White supremacy
White supremacy is the racist belief that the white people are better or rather superior to other
races and therefore portray dominance over them. In the United States of America, white
supremacy was dominant before the American civil war and extending to be dominant after
the war. It was persistent for decades even after the reconstruction era. (DiAngelo,
2018)People considered non- white could not hold the most government jobs in the United
States of America. White supremacy has been used by whites to create a difference in social,
economic and political environments. The naturalization act of 1970 for instance, gave
citizenship to the whites. In the United States of America, most leaders are whites; this is a
clear illustration that whites feel superior.
This theory is applicable to the African slavery in that, the whites feel superior to the black
Americans [Africans] hence they are forced to work for minimum wages since they are
inferior to the whites in the United States of America. (Weed, 2017)The non-white people