Race & Class in latin America
Why does race and class in Latin America matter so much? It really doesn't, except for the fact that race and class is essentially the same everywhere. Your race once only defined who your ancestors were, but it's come to determine where you stand socially and economically in the world. White people as a racial group are the most prominent and usually of the highest class in any region. Latin America is a unique case because among these whites live many mixtures of races. All these races no matter what they're made up of are automatically inferior to whites because of their socioeconomic status. It's the same in every region. A determination of your race and class is really to see how close to white you are and where that places you in terms of influence.
These countries are different from the United States and at the same time very much alike. Being mestizo affords opportunities that Indians may not have in terms of education and job placement. Mestizo being one step up from being Indian. tin America is a uniquely constructed region. The minorities in the United States are still growing. Dissimilarly, in countries like Argentina the Indigenous population is very small but the classification is the same. Race, ever present as will always be, is slowly changing. Columbia is very much similar to Brazil, in terms of the perception of race and class. It's even harder to move up socially or economically because there is no medium. However I guess this is seen as just a coincidence. With our generations defining themselves by wealth, race comes in as a second factor. And with their growth they are acquiring more power in society along with a greater share of the wealth. In Brazil it's truly thought that race does not matter, but seeing how much of a contribution other races have in government and business, obviously it does. Places like Mexico and Guatemala boast large Indian populations. These Indigenous populations have turned from a unique type of culture to the poverty of their countries.
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