Debatable statements

Environments will drive people to conform with the “stereotypes” that pertain to them.
-This can be seen throughout Eric Lui’s passage as he lists the reasons why
he is white.

Social classes are necessary in order for societies to exist.
-This statement is taken from pg. 481: “Those who sell ‘executive desks’ and
related office furniture know that they and their clients agree on a rigid ‘class’ hierarchy.” In other words, no matter how you look at it, societies will always have social classes attached to them because some people will become doctors
while others will become janitors.

Racial inequality is largely due to the problems of culture rather than innate racism.
-Taken from pg 413: “By the mid-nineteenth century, Western science and
culture…” Culture will have a great effect on the way people think which can lead to ideas of racial discrimination and such.