Visuals

I think the structural hierarchy is the way it is in the United States because so many Americans are obsessed with only what we can see. Maybe the primary reason that Irish and Italian Americans have become easier assimilated into White society is because they are less-recognizable than other groups. The level of intermarriage with these groups and White groups is higher, therefore making them less physically distinguishable. We live in a society that is unfortunately strongly focused on the visual aspects of people. We're almost like children. As it was mentioned in class, children focus on what they can see, and those who are more physically similar to ourselves are the ones they ally with and feel close to. Because the dominant group is White, it is the groups who look similar to the dominant group who are going to be best helped by the group.