Effects Of Segregation And Social Mobility

Have you ever wanted a nice house or ability to do something you can’t do or couldn’t do before? According to studies and actions, race, power, and privilege prove to be a big part of people’s relationships with each other and their institutions about others. These can explain the reason why segregation exists among people and how it affects us all. It also may affect institutions, or organizations for a purpose. Power and privilege does shape the relationships people have with each other as well as institutions because segregation is increasing, segregation hurts social mobility, and it creates stereotypes among people.

As it was stated, segregation has been proven to increase over the years. Segregation is the separation of things, or in

It says in Brookings’ article “Rich Neighborhood, Poor Neighborhood: How Segregation Threatens Social Mobility,” it states, “In a report produced for the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Economic Mobility Project, Bryan Graham and I find that in urban areas with higher levels of income segregation, there is less economic mobility.” Research has been done on how segregation affects social mobility and it is not a positive effect. Since this states that in higher levels of income segregation there is less economic mobility, more segregation occurs in these areas and it is easier to classify the rich from the poor. This means that ist is difficult more the wealthy to make connections with other people in their community. Although living in a rich neighborhood may have some relationship issues, there are also cons when living in poor neighborhoods which segregation has a role in. It says in the article, “In an economical segregated city, growing up in poverty means living in a neighborhood that offers lower quality schools, fewer economic opportunities, and more violence. For those at the top of the income distribution, growing up in a wealthy family means attending well-resourced schools, having access to economic opportunities through advantaged social networks, and being shielded from the social problems that arise in poorer communities.” To sum all of this information up, poverty contains many economical and

For example, African-American girls are affected by the lack of power and privilege. It says in the article “Unlocking opportunity”, “Historically, the graduation rates for African-American girls have been lower than the national average.”, and, “Overall, African-American students disproportionately attend high-poverty schools and 39 percent of African Americans under the age of 18 live in poverty.” These statistics show that the lack of privilege of attending well-educated and well-resourced schools affect people that are often not the focal point of educational equity. The lack of knowledge affects how these individuals relate with other individuals that gained a better education than them, and not in a positive way. It also says in the article that, “...African-American girls experience both race and gender discrimination before they even enroll in school, and that persuasive stereotypes affect how some teachers perceive and treat their African-American female students.” Even before their education, these girls experience prejudice and segregation even before going to school! As a result, the stereotypes perceived are that African-Americans have poor educational performance and scores, and are hard to discipline. It says in the article, “Such discrimination and stereotyping often lead to low self-esteem…” Not only does power and privilege affect