Did you know that it was through the study of sociology that the government was able to set up the social casting system we have today? Certain government officials had pressures to keep black people segregated and out of schools and jobs so that white men could claim the majority of jobs by the 80s. They dumped train loads of guns and cocaine into black neighborhoods knowing this would be the answer to demolish families and morals. This is not the only instance. Look at Fox News, preys on scared white people to keep the white privilege and racism alive and endorses politicians that want nothing to do with bettering the poor and middle class.
No you won't read this in your history books at school. You'll barely see anything in history books that relate to how brutal and savage it was to create America into what it is today. Sociology is not even discussed in schools. Why? Because ignorance is bliss and keeps the masses under control. But learning sociology and thinking of solutions from a logical position rather than an emotional one is the key to correcting a lot of the wrong from the past and preventing us from repeating history in the future.
Teaching all of our kids no matter what school about real US history would be one helpful tool to understanding how we've come to a social class system. Teaching sociology would help a new generation understand how better to work together.
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