Mantsios Case
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Mantsios (class where you are in is determined by social classes, races, genders)
Myth:
Rich an poor are equal in the eyes of the law (education and health care are provided for them)
All Americans are assumed as middle class since all of them are consumptive
Americas economic is seen to be increase and never go down.
In America, everyone have the same opportunity to be a millionaire for the right time and place.
Facts:
The most population only occupied by the rich and poor people.
Middle class holds a small amount of the nations wealth; the gap between rich, middle, and poor become larger and larger.
The live style between rich, middle, and poor are different. (lower class have more health problem than upper class)
The lower class has less chances to survive and success (lower spent more time to do their task on their daily life)
Kind of classes affect chances for education achievement (Student who is upper class got a better score than the lower class got)
All American dont have the same chances to be success.
Racism and sexism give impact of the class in society. ( female and non-white skin have bigger chance to be poor)
Dalton(judge people by their race ; black play basketball white should not be a player) all of these because they are judge by their own personal merits
Myth:
People are judge by her or his own merits
All people the same opportunity to develop their merits
Their hard work finally will pay off
To be successful, the opportunity is not affected by races, class background, gender, national origin, family line, and sexual orientation.
Facts:
The best black man does not mean the best person among the whites.(skin color / race)
Talk about the underclass that is impossible to change their structure economy.