Black Americans From Working Or Middle Class Background

Similarly, in another research conducted by Nteta suggests that Black Americans from working or middle class background are most in support of anti-immigration policies (2013, pg.153). The research is quantitative and attempts to answer what motivates working class Black Americans to support anti-immigration policies through data collected by surveys. This data suggests that working class and middle class Black Americans are against immigration because they will have to compete with them in the job market and are likely to increase this sentiment during a time of economic recession (Nteta, 2013, pg. 154). However, it must be noted that simply being anti-immigration does not necessarily motivate violent acts. In the personal account I†¦show more content†¦7). Boundary work holds high stakes for individuals who participate in creating boundaries, they are often flexible and are socially constructed (Gieryn, 1999, pg.7). North American society engages in boundary work through the process of racialization. White supremacy dictates who the racialized ‘other’ is and distributes power, economic and social capital in relation to this racialization process (Perry, 2014, pg.76). This is done through constructing stereotypes which distinguish the racialized Other from white subjects are thus grounded in what are held to be the identifying features of racial minorities (Perry, 2014, pg. 76). They help to distance white from not-white. Here ‘white’ may be a metaphor for western or non- ‘Third-World-looking’, rather than a matter of skin pigmentation or other such phenotype (Perry, 2014, pg. 76). The latter are to be feared, ridiculed, and loathed for their difference as recognized in the popular psyche (Perry, 2014, pg. 76). Stereotypes are loaded with derogatory associations, suggesting inferiority, irresponsibility, immorality, and non-humanness (Perry, 2014, pg. 76). They provide both motive and rationale for injurious verbal and physical assaults on minority groups (Perry, 2014, pg. 76). Acting upon these interpretations allows dominant group members to recreate whiteness as superiority, while punishing the Other for their