how do age race class and ethnicity affect the deision people make?
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Social research suggests that people make decisions partly based on their social location (age, class, ethnicity, etc).  Decisions are also shaped by cultural capital (that is-- the experiences we've been afforded due to our social location).\nI would say that race does affect decision, but not just because skin color may be different.  People tend to form frienships with others like themselves.  So if all your friends are wearing a certain brand t-shirt, you're more likely to go out and buy it, too.  \n\nThere are times when race and ethnicity are catalysts for decision-making.  Malcolm X comes immediately to mind.  He led black americans to embrace Islam and seek their roots in africa to separate themselves from white americans. In this case, I'd say that race was the primary factor in a decision.\nNow, for an everyday example:\nDeciding what type of car to buy-- Income level, what friends are driving, what you'll feel comfortable with (based on past experiences and the neighborhood you live in), etc. will all affect the decision.  Looking at it this way, it's easy to see how identity plays a part in our decisions.\n\nI think it's fascinating to look at at the world through a sociological lens.  --Hope some of this helps.
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There is actually a higher percentage of the black population in prison than the white population.  HOWEVER, it is believed that law enforcement agencies profile criminals, which means that they decide what types of people are more likely to commit crimes.  These profiles may be based on the people who were caught committing crimes in the past.  Black people were caught committing more crimes in the past because they were openly hated and discriminated against by those people in power (or the whites).  \n\nI would say that race has nothing to do with whether or not a person is going to commit crime.  A person's values and whether or not they have other opportunities to make money is going to have more influence.
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it matters who the people r. not were they r from. thats being a racest
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It depends, it changes among the part of the body, diet, race, etc, etc
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Economic disparity. In any society, where there is a large portion of poor people, the people in those "economic casts" are more likely to commit crimes of opportunity (drug dealing, petty theft, robber, auto theft, etc). Unfortunately, many African Americans fall in these poor economic casts. Its not a race issue, and if you were able to find reliable data, I'm sure you'd find that all people in an economic cast regardless of race, are prone to commit the same behaviors, whether that is crime, polygamy, stock trading, etc.
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Definitely. The cast system in India is an example. Any type of class distinction based on race, color, creed or economic stature is considered racism.
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depends on the person and background
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It is an illusion.  You may recast it as "monetary privelege."  Any color person can have money, and the people in the super-rich class have privelege.  They get hooked in with all the people with money from childhood on.  Therefore they will go to the best schools (or have it available) and hob-knob with all the richie people who run corporate america.  When a person from the elite needs a loan, or needs a business partnership, they all help out their own.  I feel it is difficult to break into that super-elite class, but anyone can.  I may not know how, but it is possible, and it is not limited to white people.  Maybe in 1932 that was true, but not now.
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The differeences between teachers are not because they are young or old, but are related mostly to attitude and perspective.  I have known excellent teachers who had just graduated from college and excellent teachers who were ready to retire.  I have also known newly graduated teachers who were very bitter and sour and angry in their perspecitve and older teachers who were the same.  \n\nJudging or characterizing anyone, teacher or other, by their age is the same as judging someone by their color,  It is a form of prejudice.
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Very slight differences, but not enough to classify one race as superior or inferior at any event.  For instance, Norwegians tend to be taller than Southern Mexicans, but that has no bearing on anything.  It's pretty much a myth.  It more has to do with genetics from the direct ancestors.  Good question!
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in the past white people have had the edge regardless of their qualifications.  now, however, white people who may be more qualified than their minority competition may be losing out.  it happens and anyone who says it doesnt is wrong.  things should be equal and the government should stop overcompensating for the past.
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That's the thing with race - it's a self-selecting category.  There is no way to police any of it.  But the most important thing about race in any case is what people feel they are and how they believe they're being treated.  So race may be a bad way to understand IQs (because self-identification has nothing to do with DNA or biology) but it may be a good way to understand income (because how much money you make may be based on how you are perceived).\n\nIn any case, the census has a box for "other" and people can just write in whatever they want.
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it depends on the person.\nbigger people have more hair\nand old people lose their hair.
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Don't asians benefit from affirmative action? Affirmative action would probably go away in 60 years or so.
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I wouldn't think that race would matter as much as culture.  Culture would affect you physcological state more than simply your ethnic origins.
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depends on if caste is based on features or money.  you can beat one based on money by acting like you have money.  features, nope
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In my area of the country (Northwest USA) it seems to follow this pattern:\nRich--$1 million and above\nUpper middle class--$250,000 to 1 million\nMiddle Class--$100,000 to 250,000\nLower Middle Class--$50,000 to 100,000\nPoor--Under $50,000 or Apartment.\n\nI know the spectrum is a little different depending on relative population of different areas of the country, but right now with the housing market as it is, this is about where house values are in relation to status.