Joseph Stiglitz's Achievement Of The American Dream

What is the american dream? In a way, the american dream has a different meaning to everyone. It can mean one thing to white people, and it can have a totally different meaning to hispanics or african americans or asians. To attain the american dream you have to find your own meaning to the american dream first. Yet no matter if you find your meaning for the american dream, your racial culture will always play a role whether you attain your dream or you keep dreaming and it stays a dream.

A person's racial culture affects their attainment of the american dream. In Joseph Stiglitz’s article about how inequality is killing the american dream, he mentions how “The growing debate about inequality in America today is, above all, about the nature of our society, our vision of who we are, and others’ vision of us.”. Inequality in race is a major aspect in today's society. The vision that Stiglitz's is talking about is what ethnicity you are, your cultural background is what brings the main point of inequality towards you.

A person's racial culture affects their attainment of the American Dream.This quote in John Woodrow Cox’s article about Tiffany

Wright’s attainment of the american dream , “ She was an African American woman who had grown up in Southeast Washington and never traveled outside the country, trying to join a group that, historically, had been dominated by affluent, worldly white men.” Even though she is african american ,and the job that she wants is historically dominated by white men , she still was able to push through and show our society that race does not affect our attainment of the american dream.

This quote In Sonia Sotomayor’s article, about her struggles and journey in Princeton “ That tide of insecurity would come in and out over the years, sometimes stranding me for a while but occasionally lifting me just

beyond what i thought i could accomplish.” Because she was not fluent in english and at times she struggled with writing papers and doing debates and fixing her grammar, she doubted herself and lowered herself because she was a minority who wasn't like everyone else but that is not true because she was able to overcome this obstacle. Her race had nothing to do with whether she succeeded at Princeton or not. Philip M. Deutsch’s article The American Dream is Still a Dream for Most Minorities he states how “ Only 75 percent of blacks have received post-high school education, compared to 85 percent of whites. Not surprisingly, blacks on average also make less money than whites.” Race plays a major role in education. Education is a part of the American Dream. African Americans are a part of the minority and because they are it is harder for them to get good quality education as white people. Also a statement from Philip M. Deutsch is “America is the land of opportunity. If I work hard enough, I can be whatever I want to be. If I truly want something, I can get it. I will work hard and grow up to be whatever it is that makes me happy. The sky is the limit.” “...If you still actually believe them, then you are either brainwashed or a wealthy white man.” The American Dream was meant for white people and will always be meant for white people. Simply due to the fact that minorities are not meant to be apart of the american dream.