Structures Of Racial And Gender Inequality

Structures of Racial and Gender Inequality Different theorists have used different things to look at race and gender inequalities. Gilman looked at evolutionary theory; Du Bois looked at cultural oppression. Chafetz’s theory is kind of a response to Gilman’s theory. Chafetz looks at the idea structural, there are structures working and this organization also keeps women at a disadvantaged. The individuals are not as important as the structures. Wilson see’s race the same way Chafetz sees gender, through structural eyes. Two components to racism are; belief and practices. Both of these theorists use Mark’s theory of the economy. Marx’s theories had mostly to do with capitalism. The dominated because they used their power to exploit workers
Jim Crow law helped keep blacks out of the privileged few. In the North they had a bunch of race riots. Race relations are mainly about split labor market theory. This theory talks about how everyone needs to compete against one another regardless of race. Exploitation was high because of putting blacks against whites. Split labor theory has three classes: capital business class, high-paid labor, and cheaper labor. Split market happens when different groups are paid differently. Structural arrangements determine social relations. The economy isn’t the only thing that structures social relationships. Wilson states that state is always changing. World War II had a ban on discrimination. No matter why changes happened, the state took successive steps to address black inequality. Wilson shows two things after World War II, push-pull forces; one is more political and economic opportunities for blacks. The other one is, 1970’s on, the decreases in manufacturing and increases in government and corporate jobs, plus the push from urban to suburban settings. This created different opportunities for different groups of blacks. Race is a factor but class is a distinctions. Before the Civil war racial tensions revolved around economy. Wilson thought things should move from race to more about
She thought about things in four different levels: macro, meso, micro, and individual. Macro is for analysis of institutions and structures. The meso level is for organization. The Micro part is about face to face interactions. Lastly, the individual level about the individual concept. Chafetz looks at Marx’s theory of feminist. Patriarchy and capitalism help the oppression of women. Marx’s emphasis the economy as the most important site for social stability and change that Chafetz uses. Patriarchy provides men with control of production and the profit while women who are cheap to fear labor. Women do not get paid for their tasks in society as much. Man’s ability to fully work is dependent upon the women’s exploitation. Chafetz thinks that gender inequality is driven by the structural need of capitalism. Men use their power to keep women down they use their structural power. Workforce, macro, plays a huge part in meso and micro