Unemployment In African Americans Research Paper
Ejike Ejindu Ejindu 1
Prof Sam Crowley
Eng 1010-11
2 Nov. 2011 Unacceptable Unemployment Rate Among Black Americans
Numerous factors have been linked to the high unemployment rate among black Americans. Some are real arguments, and some are mere fallacies. The three important factors militating against black population in this regard are unfair crime policy, lack of positive mentors, and lack common sense and planning. Though some these factors are thought to be politically motivated, a fraction is self inflicted. Generally speaking, crime is a canker-worm every society must endeavor to resist …show more content…
Mentors are an integral part of any progressive society which wants to grow. They practically teach values and serve as role models, supporters, motivators and guidance counselors to younger generation. This is important because it is easier to mould a child’s life than that of an adult. Since a great chunk of black Americans live in Ghetto or low cost houses, they lack a great deal of mentors in their neighborhood. In a piece entitled (“Ghettos”) by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, emphasis was laid on the harrowing experience of the black race in such neighborhood.
Nevertheless, the isolation of African-American ghettos from the mainstream city can be quite harmful. Ghettos create artificial barriers that impede critical opportunities for trade and the exchange of ideas, and this deprives residents of the key advantage of living in an urban setting. In addition, segregation impedes the rest of the city from developing advantageous financial, employment, business, and cultural contacts with the ghettoized …show more content…
It is a scourge that the society must grapple with for a longtime if nothing is done to curb it. The above mentioned are major causes of unemployment among black folks and the unconditional re-integration by Authorities, re-engineering and reorientation of their mindset would go a long way in alleviating their present state of unemployment.
Ejindu 5 Work Cited
1) Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Ghetto: The changing consequences of ethnic isolation. Ed. Glaeser. Spring. 1996. Print
2) Muhammed, Charlene. America’s new slavery: Black Men In Prison. National news. 20 mar. 2008.
Prof Sam Crowley
Eng 1010-11
2 Nov. 2011 Unacceptable Unemployment Rate Among Black Americans
Numerous factors have been linked to the high unemployment rate among black Americans. Some are real arguments, and some are mere fallacies. The three important factors militating against black population in this regard are unfair crime policy, lack of positive mentors, and lack common sense and planning. Though some these factors are thought to be politically motivated, a fraction is self inflicted. Generally speaking, crime is a canker-worm every society must endeavor to resist …show more content…
Mentors are an integral part of any progressive society which wants to grow. They practically teach values and serve as role models, supporters, motivators and guidance counselors to younger generation. This is important because it is easier to mould a child’s life than that of an adult. Since a great chunk of black Americans live in Ghetto or low cost houses, they lack a great deal of mentors in their neighborhood. In a piece entitled (“Ghettos”) by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, emphasis was laid on the harrowing experience of the black race in such neighborhood.
Nevertheless, the isolation of African-American ghettos from the mainstream city can be quite harmful. Ghettos create artificial barriers that impede critical opportunities for trade and the exchange of ideas, and this deprives residents of the key advantage of living in an urban setting. In addition, segregation impedes the rest of the city from developing advantageous financial, employment, business, and cultural contacts with the ghettoized …show more content…
It is a scourge that the society must grapple with for a longtime if nothing is done to curb it. The above mentioned are major causes of unemployment among black folks and the unconditional re-integration by Authorities, re-engineering and reorientation of their mindset would go a long way in alleviating their present state of unemployment.
Ejindu 5 Work Cited
1) Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Ghetto: The changing consequences of ethnic isolation. Ed. Glaeser. Spring. 1996. Print
2) Muhammed, Charlene. America’s new slavery: Black Men In Prison. National news. 20 mar. 2008.