Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Is Capitalism gendered and Racialized


capitalism is the economic and political in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for the profit, rather than by the state. In this article Joan talks about two about topics that is mention in capitalism, the first is base on industrial capitalism . This system is based on the central characteristics of capitalism which includes private property, capital accumulation, wage labour and, many models, competitive markets, and is dominated by white males. I feel that this system was on fair because it favored one race over the especially when it came to wages, even though changed over time segregation was still in place and people were still treated badly. This area also speaks on white masculinity and how capitalism was form from this idea. For starters what is white masculinity? in my opinion i believe its base off power that white males hold over other races. This power allows them to do what they want especially in industries that are self owned by them, which allows them to profit their workers well degrading them with low pay wages. The second area of focus is base on gendered substructures of capitalism which if I'm not mistaken talks about difference of male and female labor and wages. In those times african american men and women got the lowest paid out of other races and they were also given the lowest form of work, but there where a few that mange to move up and better jobs and  education.



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