Advantages And Disadvantages Of Race As A Social Stratification

In the essay race as a social stratification will be discussed, additionally advantages and disadvantages of life chances regarding race will be briefly summarised. Furthermore concepts that are connected to race will be integrated and finally, everything discussed will be reflected on to conclude.
Race is defined as a system of classification that is used to classify individuals based on their biological characteristics and social construction. People are grouped according to physical, cultural and economic differences. (Ferrante, 2015)
Race is perceived differently to how it is written. Race without inverted commas refers to the acceptance of a biological base where race is naturalised and in contrast ‘race’ with inverted commas arises from a belief that race is socially constructed and implications of everyday life. (Ferrante, 2015)
Racial inequalities are shown by the ability to experience opportunities and resources in a society. Resources such as employment status, job security, housing and wealth accumulation may be difficult to secure in some instances because of skin colour. (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2013) Often an unpleasant environment is created in schools where culture is devalued in the curriculum and students with non-conventional names like myself have been the object of ridicule on the playground. It was always easy for racial minorities to get harsher punishments than whites individuals. (Hefling, 2014) Blacks were charged more for housing than whites, they were also denied loans and their interest rates were higher. (Williams, 1997) Africans were traded as a commodity to become slaves for goods. (Zinn, 1995) Discrimination is present at every level in societies. Due to segregation land was lost for