ECONOMIC STRATIFICATION

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Racial and Economic Discrimination in the US
The American population is unequal in different ways. The discrimination that arose due to slavery has led to economic discrimination amongst the people. African Americans are economically disadvantaged compared to the white population. The connection between racism, economic stratification, and larger economic forces arises due to the interdependence amongst the three issues. Economic forces include factors such as employment and inflation rates, which help, explain economic differences (Davis, 1216). These factors are determined by various factors such as race and economic stratification in some societies.
Racial discrimination in the US is related to economic stratification. This is because people tend to divide themselves into different groups based on issues such as economic might, religion among other issues. In the US, a black person will likely receive fewer wage compared to white people in similar job groups (Davis, 1224). For instance, some residential estates in the US have very few black people due to the expensive nature of living such areas. This can be viewed as a form of discrimination based on skin color.
Some of the solutions that can be recommended to improve the poor economic standings of African Americans involve granting education scholarships. Education is the best tool to empower disadvantaged people. Secondly, the government can encourage more investment in black people dominated areas to create more jobs.

The advantage of these recommendations is that the African Americans will be economically empowered thereby improving their lively hoods. The disadvantage of these recommendations is that most African Americans may fail to work hard in schools and find jobs hoping that the government will provide jobs for them as well as other forms of affirmative action. African American will be positively affected by the proposed solutions since their economic and social standings will be improved.
Work Cited
Davis, John B. “Stratification economics and identity economics.” Cambridge Journal of Economics 39.5 (2014): 1215-1229.