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Although I was able to witness many different examples of inequalities in most of my daily encounters, a situation occurred that has had the ability to overshadow all of my other observations. While at work, I was able to have a conversation with a co-worker about her father's recent loss of a job promotion. What makes this situation, such a powerful example of the force of stratification is more that just the conversation that took place but also in the context in which I had it and regrettably in my response to the conversation.
I am still unclear as how our discussion began, but none the less, a co-worker, Sally and I engaged in a conversation that focused on why her father, a military Chaplain was "passed up" for a recent promotion. During my conversation with Sally, she brought up that her father had been recently "passed up" for a promotion in the Armed Forces because of racial discrimination. I was not overly shocked that Sally would say something of this nature to......

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