Race and ethnicity play a significant role in our lives. When…

Race and ethnicity play a significant role in our lives. When…

Race and ethnicity play a significant role in our lives. When one’s

race or ethnicity provides majority status, individuals rarely acknowledge the privileges that affords. However, when it relegates individuals to a minority status, the impact of race and ethnicity is deeply understood and continuously experienced.
A dear colleague of mine, a distinguished, middle-aged, black man, who holds a position of great respect in my community, recently shared a startling, personal story. On a Saturday afternoon, he took his wife and children to a local park to play. The park was located in a primarily Caucasian part of town. When he went to get something from his car, a Lexus he and his wife worked hard to obtain, a Caucasian police officer pulled up. The officer asked him what he was doing, and why he wasn’t at work. On a Saturday afternoon. He was asked several times to explain why he was where he was at that time. It wasn’t until he was asked to produce a driver’s license, and the officer saw that he had a badge of his own, that he was left alone. This social stratification, and the inequalities and discrimination that accompanies it, makes an impact, and individuals respond to the impact in many different ways.
For this assignment, read and view this week’s learning resources. In a 3-5 page paper, you will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the impacts of social stratification, particularly in the areas of race and ethnicity. As you watch the film The Butler this week, as well as read and view all the other learning resources, consider the following:

-How race and ethnicity impacts individuals either positively or negatively.
-Behavioral, cognitive, and psychological responses to inequality.Description:
Submit a 3-5 page paper demonstrating an understanding of social stratification and the role of race and ethnicity. In your paper, address the following, using these same headings as headings in your paper.
The Impacts of Social Stratification
What are some tangible and psychological ways that social stratification impacts individuals in the lower, or minority, classes? Use examples taken from the different reading and viewing assignments this week.
Responses to Inequality and Injustice
The film The Butler is unique in that it demonstrates the different ways in which members of similar underprivileged social classes respond to inequality and injustice. Discuss these different approaches, give examples from the film, and compare the benefits and risks of each.
Perceptions of Social Stratification
Describe the social class(es) that you perceive to hold membership in (and if that has changed over your lifetime). How does that impact your life in positive or negative ways? Use examples. Has your study on this topic changed your perception about the impact of social stratification? Explain these changes and any differences you think that will make in how you interact in this stratified society.