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Discussion Questions 1. In your own words, what are the differences between wealth and income? What are the differences between capitalism and socialism? 2. Many people say, “My parents worked hard for what they have.” Practice speaking back to this narrative from a social justice framework. 3. Pick an institution (e.g., government, prisons, policing, healthcare, […]

“This is class warfare.” The term class warfare is frequently raised when class inequality is questioned. Traditionally it refers to the tension and antagonism between the various classes. Today, it behooves us to notice who is in the position to disseminate widely their use of the term and to what effect. Certainly activists marching in

Common Classist Beliefs Our early and continual socialization into our class positions makes it challenging to break free from the hegemony of dominant narratives. We speak back to some of the most challenging of those narratives here: “Immigrants are stealing our jobs.” Immigrants do not and cannot steal jobs. Rather, immigrants tend to cluster in

You have class privilege if the following applies to you: You can readily find accurate (not caricatured) representations of members of your class depicted in films, television, and other media. Experts appearing on mass media are from your social class. New consumer products are designed and marketed with your social class in mind. If you

Understanding Intersectionality Intersectionality is the idea that identity cannot be fully understood via a single lens such as gender, race, or class alone—what legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw (1989) called a “single axis framework” (p. 139). Rather, our identities and the social meaning attributed to them must be understood in their interdependence on one another; identity

Incarcerations Rates Among Founding NATO Members Source: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2016.html Prison labor has been used in the United States since the late 18th century, with the most popular usage being agricultural labor. The labor of Black prisoners has replaced the labor of Black slaves, and in many cases to target unionized White workers and break strikes. This

The American Legislative Exchange Council, a powerful, conservative lobby group Meyers, 2016), ALEC (The American Legislative Exchange Council, a powerful, conservative lobby group) has over the past 40 years created a highly organized and sophisticated system of lobbying state and federal policy makers on behalf of the interests of its member corporations. Its influence is

  disabilities to be paid lower than the minimum wage (Canadian Labour Congress, 2015). In 2013, 6.7% of Canadian workers worked for minimum wage (Statistics Canada, 2014), a higher percentage of workers than in the United States, where 3.3% of hourly wage workers worked for minimum wage (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016). Women as a

oppression—rather than ameliorating racism—simply serves to deny the realities of racism in the lives of peoples of Color, and the privileges of whiteness for White people. “Anyone who wants a job can get one.” While it is likely true that anyone—no matter their level of ability—can get some kind of work, it is not likely

. Class is the true oppression eliminate racism.” The point of the opening parable is that class and race are deeply intertwined. Even if Mr. Rich White stopped exploiting Mr. Poor White we would still be left with racism. Peoples of Color who occupy the same class position as White people are still experiencing racism.