Judy Root Aulette reading

The first thing that caught my interest in Judy Root Aulette's essay "From Changing Families" was that it examined the relationship between the classes in today's society. It is not commonly brought to our attention that certain classes of people interact with other classes of the same society. For example, wealthier people tend belong to private schools, socialize in the same country clubs, and live in the same neighborhoods. On the other end, it was observed by Aulette that many impoverished black families tend to fall in the same lifestyle generation after generation due to black fathers being unable to support and control their family.
Aulette intelligently attributes the lack of opportunity and education in many black cities to the downfall of the African-American society. Other issues such as racism and unequal opportunity made it equally hard for African-Americans to work their way into society over the years. Another view into the African-American culture is that both the man and woman in a relationship share equal power over the family.
In today's society, we still see some of these issues rise in social circles, the educational atmosphere, and in politics. I firmly believe that our stereotypes between races is a result of the racism and unequality from our country's origins and a lack of resources and proper education. We can only improve these statistics by seeing our cultures as equals to one another. Providing the same opportunities to people all over the world and considering them as intellectual as our own can only change our relationships for the better.