The Conflict Theory and Racism: Class Interest and White Skin Interest

As human beings, each person might consider himself as unique because we have certain common yet very distinctive structures in our anatomy. The human physiology and basic anatomy are unchanging for all people. However, there are differences in color of the skin, appearance, adaptability, physical viability and many other factors. From generation to generation there is a transformation that shapes and changes all of our traits, and some of the characteristics are greatly influenced by variations in geography and also the environment. Humans have so many similarities, but not all individuals have respect and solidarity towards others. The idea behind this is the feeling that one is better than someone else solidly based on race, and this is what creates and enhances the idea of racism. The reason for choosing racism is to better understand the development of racism and the existing theories that have explained this issue. It is true that racism continues to persist in our current world even after so much research has been done and laws set to guard individuals from racism in all day-to-day sectors of life. With the introduction of modern technology and social media, people started to communicate more with each other and possibly understand other people's perspective. There are several theories that analyze racism.
There are two views, which are used to explain racism. One of the basic views is the class interest and the other is the white skin privilege. The white skin privilege view is a basic idea that places white skin as an averagely better than black people, American Indians or the Latino and other groups of people. The idea also is that white people benefit largely from the inequality that surface from a result of the privil...

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...y, which people feel they need to compete for a factor unavoidably leading to racism. There is a discrimination based on different factors such as color or appearance that create a conflict between those who are competing for the resources and the ones who gain control of the situation, manipulate it to their own advantage, and lock out others regardless of their abilities. According to this theory, the solution for the problem lies in the ability of government to build up a cooperative system functioning by the principles of collective ownership of property. There is a solution in identifying the conflict and using it as a stepping stone to bring social change. Unequal resources distribution is best resolved by property being jointly owned by the people to help curb conflicts. This would play a huge role in resolving societal problems with racism being one of them.