Assignment 7A: Testing The Hypothesis

Opportunity: Racial and equity disparities exist within the city of Gainesville due to underlying issues among education, healthcare, employment, families, housing, and transportation.

The who: Residents of the city of Gainesville

The what: They must put up with racial and equity disparities.

The why: Lack of attention toward the city’s underlying issues.

Testing the who: This includes but is not limited to the residents of Gainesville who must face racial or equity disparities. Visitors, tourists and transient individuals may also experience racial and equity disparities.

Testing the what: Racial and equity disparities do not solely exist within Gainesville. These disparities are prevalent issues throughout our nation and have been for quite some time.

Testing the why: It is becoming more and more difficult to tackle these disparities as the nation becomes accustomed to maltreatment of one another. People follow by example and we should be able to look up to those who are in positions of authority.

Interview #1: My first interview was with Will. When asked about his experience with racial and equity disparities, Will mentioned that he had yet to be affected by such disparities. Will is employed, has adequate housing and reliable transportation. Though he is unaffected, he states that the reasoning behind having all of the above is due to his work ethic and motivation to excel.

From this interview, I realized that though some may be more unfortunate than others, that may be a result of an individuals lack of concern for their future.

Interview #2: My second interview was with Whitney. When asked about racial and equity disparities that exist within our city, Whitney argued that the education system and families are to blame. Though the academic standard may not include teaching children life skills, consideration in including such a teaching would alleviate stress regarding adulthood. However,

Whitney believed that families should be held liable for withholding informative tips on need to know life skills.

From this interview, I realized that Whitney’s point of view has some truth to it. If children were taught how to deal with matters that need to be taken care of at an early age, they would have a better understanding of how the real world works after they transition from adolescence to adulthood.

Interview #3: My third interview was with Ryan. I asked Ryan what his solution to racial and equity disparities would be if he could have a say in the matter. Ryan said that the root of the problem lies in families. If families were to raise their children in a manner where they would not view humanity differently based on the color of their skin, racial and equity disparities would be obsolete.

From this interview, I learned that some people are willing to acknowledge the root of certain problems without trying to appeal to everyone.

Interview #4: My fourth interview was with Jessie. When asked about racial and equity disparities in healthcare, Jessie stated that it is rare to be denied treatment due to being of a different race. Healthcare is a basic human right.

From this interview, I came to agree with Jessie’s point of view. One should not be denied or sent away when seeking help in a medical setting. The individual could be in serious danger.

Interview #5: My fifth interview was with David. I asked David if he had any experiences with racial and equity disparities and come to find out, he has. When David sought employment, he was rejected from a local Chinese restaurant and he is unsure as to why he did not qualify. He believes that this was a case of racism due to him not being of Asian descent.

From this interview, I learned that some businesses do have a tendency to only hire those of their race. This is wrong and should not be a prevalent issue in today’s day and age.

Caplan, Andrew. “GNV4All Unveils Plans to Tackle City's Problems.” The Gainesville Sun, Gatehouse Media, LLC, 16 Mar. 2017, 8:07 P.M, www.google.com/amp/s/www.gainesville.com/news/20170316/gnv4all-unveils-plans-to-tackle-citys-problems?template=ampart.