Introduction
The issue of race, class and gender plays a very important role in Los Angeles because particular race, class and gender are structured by particular economic power. Such role has been seen in Los Angeles like the time the upper middle class declined to support such public needs like schools, parks and even libraries among others (Smith).
Particular race plays an important role in determining ones state in the society and how it is used in determining public policies (Sanchez, 240). For instance, some form of classification according to race was necessary to meet the terms of the record keeping requirement in the federal government as well as facilitating different programs. Thus the category of the race continues to shape the society in present. A person’s race in Los Angeles would determine what privilege a person has. For instance whites were privileged in different aspects such as special provisions, gaining of visas as well as service in private and public places. This made the city of Los Angeles to be known as the city of the white (McIntosh, 14).
The issue of social class has also played an important role in Los Angeles. The people of the high class or the rich who were mainly white determined the economic structure and process of Los Angeles (Zweig, 12). The racial dynamics are the main determinants of the relationship according to class thus bringing about class identities. Different people of different race saw themselves more superior than others, like the blacks were seen mostly as the low class or poor race, and they were unable to have any impact on the economic structure and process of Los Angeles. Thus class played an important role in economic determination as well as historical change in Los Angeles.
The issue of gender has also shaped Los Angeles. Gender differences have had an impact both in the political and economic spheres. Gender has been seen as the main business of politics. Men were favored more than women in political issues and views. Thus the political organization determined much on the social organization meaning that the ways women are viewed in the political way determine the way they are treated socially. In Los Angeles in the 20th century, women had no voice in whatever matter that was concerned with economy, social welfare and even political ideology, thus men were the most dominate persons in different aspects of the city (Scott, 105).
Conclusion
The social class of an individual also has an impact on what he or she does or says. Those of the high class or so called the rich determined the way the economical process will be. They were more privileged in different aspects of the economic growth from policy determination to implementation of these policies that affects the economy. Those in the lower class or the poor had no voice. The political ideology was also determined mainly by the race, class and gender. Those who were in particular race like the white, class like the rich and gender like the men determined the impact on political issues which furthermore had impact on the economic welfare of Los Angeles.
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