Re:Explore Wealth and Income Inequality in the World Wealth ...
by ameister14 on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @05:12PM
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That's possible, yes. However if his father is not a football player but instead is a bookkeeper, the education and accent may end pulling him out of the racial association he is in just as easily.
Re:Explore Wealth and Income Inequality in the World Wealth ...
by euyyn on Thursday November 09, 2017 @12:03PM
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Yeah, agreed, I was thinking of the footballer because it's a real-life case I know of. But it's not necessary to have rich parents, just not being poor helps with those other societal factors you mentioned that hinder equal opportunity.
But in this kid's day-to-day life after graduating, unless he becomes famous on his own, nobody will know who he is. They'll just see a dude that dresses well, lives in a well-off neighborhood, and got an education like everybody else. He won't have been raised in a violent neighborhood with poor access to education. And no employer will think twice about his application on account of his looks or the way he speaks.