inequality in university

Social inequality has been a central concept throughout this course, beginning with Marxist theory, inequality in sexual orientation, and in the last part of the course, how there remains and inequality within education systems, such as university. A main mechanism that has established unequal power within these societal cases is the domineering hegemony in white men. As an institution, university serves to educate the future minds of society, and to prepare students for the outside work in the job force. However, inequality is an ongoing issue in this institution, exemplified through the relationships between professors and students and gender and race. The levels of inequality existing in these relationships is through a status system, white male professors at the top, white students seemingly below them, and then racalized professors, followed by female professors and then ethnic minority students. The issue of gender and race on campuses, and how these factors interwork with inequality is well perhaps, all from the concept of majority. Consequently, university ideologies ultimately follow historic hegemony, the primary influence in curricula, admissions, hiring, and socialization in these campuses adhere to white male power, and everything else that is deviant.

Equal treatment for members of race and other ethnicities, not white, have remained an unresolved issue in our society for many decades as the cultural white ideology still remains dominant inside certain institutions, especially universities. Racism can exist in many forms such as racial slurs and comments, violence, social exclusion and an undermining of personal intellectual and physical abilities. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the Harvard Educational ...

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...day values and are upholding the previous views that advocate male superiority.

Indeed, the normal beliefs and attitudes that society has on race and gender, and how these categories determine someone’s personal ability, and strengths that allow them to strive in University are changing however, it is a very slow change. The university has been an institution that is responsible for shaping minds for many years, complete with a set way of insinuating ways to complete this goal. Hegemony of white power is the best explanation, as it has been a domineering social construct for many years. The strongest and smartest duo is the white male, and any other group in comparison will be weaker, or incompetent. Realistically, progression of these issues will take many more years of modifying socialization processes in hope to clear out these negative stereotypes and beliefs.