Fruitvale Station Essay

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Fruitvale Station and the four factors of racial inequality It is established that there are four factors of racial inequality among African Americans. The four factors are: prejudism, difference in work capital, difference in family structure, and residential/social segregations. In the movie “Fruitvale Station”, there are many examples that are that tie the four factors/reasons of racial inequality (among African Americans) and the movie. By understanding the relationship between the factors and how it is demonstrated in the movie, one will be able to understand it’s connection in modern society. Prejudism, with regards to the four factors of racial inequality among African Americans, can be defined as the unfair treatment of African Americans. …show more content…

This can include: skills, work experience, and qualifications. Work capital is based on the professional work experiences of an individual. High leveled experiences (that would boost one’s work capital) are not accessible to everyone. This entails that not everyone is able to build their respective work capital to a high level. Social/residential segregation is the separation of individuals based on their social status and their socioeconomic status. These two factors often tie into each other. With regards to the movie, the difference in work capital and social/residential segregation was featured when the jobs that are available in Oscar’s neighborhood are demonstrated and when Oscar was offered a job during his trip to San Francisco. Oscar’s previous job was working at the meats and seafood department of a supermarket. These kinds of jobs do not necessarily build an individual's work capital as it is something that doesn’t build particular work skills that are valuable in the job world. Most of the businesses in Oscar’s neighborhood consist of employment opportunities that do not necessarily build an individual’s work capital. In addition, Oscar’s girlfriend, Sophina had a job at another …show more content…

From that moment, he was indirectly offered an employment opportunity within the company. A future opportunity such as this is more likely to build Oscar’s work capital because of the kind of the valuable skills (computer skills, web designing skills, etc.) it will develop and how may lead to further opportunities in the particular industry. This would depict the concept that opportunities to develop one’s work capital are found based on location as a result of social/residential

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