Comments on: katia Robinson-Lucero(Edison State College) http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/06/16/katia-robinson-luceroedison-state-college-2/ Tue, 22 May 2012 22:46:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Viktor Mak http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/06/16/katia-robinson-luceroedison-state-college-2/#comment-42528 Viktor Mak Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:37:16 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/06/16/katia-robinson-luceroedison-state-college-2/#comment-42528 Rebecca raises an interesting point that I was afraid to raise myself. Which is that people are more likely to participate in certain activities based visible indicators. Einstein said that Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. He certainly had a point. Most people, by the time they are 18, know that walking in the inner city (the ghetto) at night with jewelry and other things that indicate that you are wealth is a bad idea because you're chances of getting mugged are higher. Since most of the time it is blacks and other minorities living in the inner city, they often become associated with crime and violence. But it had nothing to do with the color of the skin, and rather with their socioeconomic status and their upbringing. So, is it true that blacks from a lower socioeconomic class are more prone to crimes then whites in the suburb? Yes, but not because of the color of the skin, but rather their salary. And they are not more prone to crime then whites would be with the same upbringing. Rebecca raises an interesting point that I was afraid to raise myself. Which is that people are more likely to participate in certain activities based visible indicators.

Einstein said that Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. He certainly had a point. Most people, by the time they are 18, know that walking in the inner city (the ghetto) at night with jewelry and other things that indicate that you are wealth is a bad idea because you’re chances of getting mugged are higher.

Since most of the time it is blacks and other minorities living in the inner city, they often become associated with crime and violence. But it had nothing to do with the color of the skin, and rather with their socioeconomic status and their upbringing.

So, is it true that blacks from a lower socioeconomic class are more prone to crimes then whites in the suburb? Yes, but not because of the color of the skin, but rather their salary. And they are not more prone to crime then whites would be with the same upbringing.

]]> By: Rebecca http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/06/16/katia-robinson-luceroedison-state-college-2/#comment-42408 Rebecca Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:30:18 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/06/16/katia-robinson-luceroedison-state-college-2/#comment-42408 Katia, Nice blog. You pointed out quotes that I had never even thought of. I even remember reading and seeing pictures just like the ones you describe, yet I never even noticed nor gave thought to how the descriptions were worded. WOW! Pretty sad we live in such a world where we just can't seem to move forward from our past 100%. Yet, I do have to ask myself, did the reporter actually report seen facts, or was it really his/her assumption of what was happening? Without knowing 100% sure, are we not a little harsh in judging the reporter? What if that is just what was actually occurring? In addition, if it was assumption on the reporter's part, would you agree that it would be a fair assumption based on the way some of the African-American population tends to act versus how the Caucasian population acts, or is your argument more of an argument for how each is portrayed in the media? Katia, Nice blog. You pointed out quotes that I had never even thought of. I even remember reading and seeing pictures just like the ones you describe, yet I never even noticed nor gave thought to how the descriptions were worded. WOW! Pretty sad we live in such a world where we just can’t seem to move forward from our past 100%. Yet, I do have to ask myself, did the reporter actually report seen facts, or was it really his/her assumption of what was happening? Without knowing 100% sure, are we not a little harsh in judging the reporter? What if that is just what was actually occurring? In addition, if it was assumption on the reporter’s part, would you agree that it would be a fair assumption based on the way some of the African-American population tends to act versus how the Caucasian population acts, or is your argument more of an argument for how each is portrayed in the media?

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