The Great Power Shift: China’s Economic Might vs. US Traditions According to Steven Rattner's article in The New York Times, it is evident that China's…
why are they not in similar despair? the answer might lie in expectations. princeton anthropologist cheryl lynn rouse suggested in an e-mail exchange that other groups might not expect their income, standard of living, and social status are destined to steadily improve. they don t have the same confidence that if they work hard, they will surely get ahead. in fact, rouse said that after hundreds of years of sheriff ray, segregation, and racism, blacks have developed ways to cope with disappointment and the unfairness of life through family, art, protest speech, and above all religion. the hispanic and immigrant experiences in the united states are different, of course, but minorities by definition are on the margins. they do not assume that the system is set up for them. the united states is going through a great power shift. working-class whites don t think of themselves as an elite group,
caroline rouse suggests that other groups may not expect their income, standard of living, and social status are destined to steadily improve. they don t have same confidence that if they work hard, they will surely get ahead. in fact, rouse said, after hundreds of years of slavery, segregation and racism, blacks and developed ways to cope with disappointment and the unfairness of life, through family, art, protest speech, and above all, religion. the hispanic and immigrant experiences in the united states are different, of course, but minorities by definition are on the margins. they do not assume that the system is set up for them. the united states is going through a great power shift. working class whites don t think of themselves as an elite group. but in a sense, they have been compared with blacks, hispanics, native americans, and most